Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Kerjaya Engineer Vs Actuarist

soalan:

kawan2 nak tanya
Since group ni banyak engineers

environmental engineering ni
good future tak

jawapan:

I would suggest to go for traditional engineering courses like mechanical, computer, civil etc which are not tied up to any field - i.e. More generic. Environmental engineering ni i dunno under eac atau tidak.. Eac is engineering professional body

Statement

actuarial science: Dat would be interesting... Tak ramai in malaysia... If u r good, bleh join BNM

Soalan

But then again actuarial science dgn engineering mcm langit dgn bumi.. Kena tanya candidate tu minat apa... We hv some yg half hearted - - end up mosly flop

kalau memang good at maths

Soalan

maybe can explain a bit on the difference between actuarial science & engineering

Jawapan

actuarial ni maths la kan? probability + modelling etc (maths & statistics)

Engineering ni ada practical work.. Study pun byk laboratory work.. Not theoretical semata2...

It is mostly men's things.. Skg dah ramai skit pompuan, dulu lelaki dominant

Kalau suka physics and maths bleh lah engineering

Kalau suka perakaunan ambiklah accounting atau actuarial science




Kerjaya Dalam Bidang Sains Aktuari

Alhamdulillah, hari ni bertanya dengan kawan-kawan tentang kerjaya dalam bidang sains aktuari (actuarial science).

Teringat seorang kawan yang dulu belajar degree sains aktuari, tapi rupa-rupanya lepas grad dia sambung chartered accounts.

(I only took a degree in actuarial but I didn't pursue a career in actuary
I took chartered accountancy after I graduated).

(It's a good profession... it's just when I was in uni I did secondment in an audit firm and they offered me a job. This was in London).

Mula-mula dengar, risau juga, kenapa tak sambung kerja bahagian aktuari, kenapa tukar chartered accounts pulak? Sebabnya, dapat peluang pekerjaan dalam bahagian tersebut.

Pada pandangan kawan ni, bidang aktuari adalah kerjaya dan profession yang baik di Malaysia.

(If he likes maths...it should be OK for him. But its not just maths.. he has to like statistics too).

Jika anak suka matematik dan statistik, kerjaya bidang ni sesuai.

(In Malaysia there are not many actuarist...so if you are a qualified actuary should be in demand).

Di Malaysia tidak ada ramai aktuarist jadi peluang untuk mereka yang berkelayakkan adalah cerah.

(You have to take professional qualification after degree and work at the same time. Similar to chartered accountancy.
It takes about 3-5y to complete the exams).

Selepas grad peringkat university, perlu sambung belajar buat professional qualification sambil belajar, secara am mengambil 3-5 tahun untuk lulus semua ujian.

Bila saya dengar ni, boleh kata kerjaya lebih kurang macam bidang perubatan juga, cuma nak jadi doktor pakar lebih lama sedikit...

(You have to be attached to an insurance company or a recognised organisation by the Body. 
Yes similar to medicine.
To be honest I don't really know any actuarist in Malaysia. Most of my friends who pursued are still in London or in Singapore.

Then again there are not many ...)

Kerja mesti dengan syarikat insurans atau mana-mana badan yang ditauliahkan.
Kawan saya sendiri tidak kenal mana-mana aktuaris di Malaysia, kawan-kawannya masih bekerja di luar negara dan sebenarnya masih tidak ramai di Malaysia.

(Or work in a bank as part of the risk department.
Yes private sector).

Boleh juga bekerja di bank dibahagian risk department. Kerja adalah di bahagian swasta.

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