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Information for employers seeking to learn more about our students, schedule interviews or information sessions, or post job openings, should click here, or go to the bottom of the page. The Spring 2006 recruiting session went very well. Students have accepted full-time jobs with the following employers (some have hired more than one student): AEGON, American Family, Mercer, Towers Perrin, Allied, Milliman, Allstate, CCA Strategies, Swiss Re, Farm Bureau, Assurant Health, AON. Internships have been accepted at the following employers: Northwestern Mutual, Principal Financial Group, Great West, Ameriprise, AON, CIGNA, CCA Strategies, AmerUs, AEGON, Ernst & Young, The Hartford, Allied, Towers Perrin, Hewitt Associates, Allianz, Mercer, Swiss Re. Here is a picture of our students receiving interviewing tips.
2006-7 interviewsRecruiting has been moved from a centralized Career Center to an office in our College under the direction of our Career Development Manager, Annette Watson. She can be reached at 515-271-4715 or annette.watson@drake.edu. RecruitersAt various times I am approached by search firms (aka recruiters, aka head-hunters) wanting to make contact with students. The SOA web site has an information page about this; it is www.soa.org/career/future.html. Here are the names of nine of them: Capstone Search Group; A Des Moines based firm with both midwest and national clients. Contact Scot Dickerson at 515-273-9991 (fax 515-440-2347) or by email at sdickerson@insurance-csg.com. Their home page is www.csgrecruiting.com. The Actuary Grads Network; An internet based service just for those seeking entry level positions. Their web site is www.actuary.com. Then follow the links to the Actuary Grads Network. Jacobson Associates; Contact Hillary Gidlow in their Actuarial Division (800-854-3198). Their website is at www.jacobson-associates.com. L.C.M. Associates; They specialize in Life and Health insurance jobs in both companies and consulting firms. For more information contact Terri Michalewicz; 30 Springridge Court; Newnan, Georgia 30265. Her e-mail address is terri@lcmatl.com. A letter from them and registration form can be obtained clicking here. Michaels, Martin & Donley; You can register at their web site www.actuarialoptions.com and they will send you announcement of openings for which you are suited. Schaefer Resources, Ltd.; Joseph Schaefer is a Certified Personnel Consultant with 15 years experience placing actuaries. Contact him by mail at P.O. Box 41275, Des Moines, IA 50311; by phone at 255-5709; by fax at 277-7054; or by e-mail at catcradle@worldnet.att.net. D.W. Simpson & Company Actuarial Search; contact Ms. Beth Rave at 1-800-837-8338 ext 233. Their address is 625 N. Michigan Ave.; Chicago, IL 60611 and their web site is www.dwsimpson.com. Dave Spencer; 1-800-647-1654 Mid America Search; contact Ms. Deb Murray at 255-1942 or by e-mail at deb@midamericasearch.com. Their address is 6917 Vista Drive; West Des Moines, IA 50266 and their web site is www.midamericasearch.com. S.C. International: Contact Scott Rollins at 1-800-543-2553. Their address is 1315 Butterfield Road, Suite 224; Downers Grove, IL 60515. Their web site is www.scinternational.com. Stewart Search: Contact Emily St. Pierre at 1-888-JOB-OPEN or by e-mail at info@stewartsearch.com. Information for employersIf you want more information about our current students, you can receive by e-mail an EXCEL file containing the following information about our current students: Name, hometown, local address, local phone number, e-mail address, major, expected graduation date, and exam credits. To receive the file, e-mail a request to Stuart Klugman. If you want to set up an information session or conduct on-campus interviews, these must be set up through Annette Watson at 515-271-4715. Since Fall 1999 we consolidated all fall information sessions into one evening. Actuarial Evening is held in September each year. Annette is also coordinating that event. More information is available at the Drake Actuarial Student Society's web page. If you want information distributed to our students, whether it be flyers announcing your campus visit, or notice of a job opening, that should be done through Stuart Klugman. Call him at 515-271-4097. You can also post job announcements online at www.collegecentral.com/drake. |
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