Jenny Lyon discusses common questions around moving roles, the danger of ‘confidential’ or informal conversations; when and what to tell your manager and colleagues about your plans to move roles.Often the nuances with starting a new role can be addressed through communication and positive Relationships with pending or potential new employers. This can allow you to around existing projects, negotiate notice period needs, and timing of reference checks.This can ensure you are more effectively Weighing up your options and not missing out on rare opportunities (eg. offer for ‘Appointed actuary’ role) out of respect for your current employer, in other words putting yourself first and your career first.Typical career progression of an actuary often involves a role change once you’ve finished studying and qualify, as jenny explains, “it can hard to change people’s perception of you" (eg. because you’re not a fellow for example.)The pair allow discuss learning opportunities within different roles within your current company. “This is ideal” say jenny as the actuarial market is small and “you can’t move too many times”Download Transcript herehttps://actuaries.asn.au/Library/Miscellaneous/2018/CareerViewEp2Transcript.pdfFollow the Actuaries Institute across all social;↳ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Actuaries-Institute/183337668450632↳ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ActuariesInst↳ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/792645/↳ Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/actinst↳ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ActuariesInstituteCPD members can earn 2 points for each Podcast listened too.

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