Interview Skills Workshop

1. Interview Skills Workshop • Arthur Rahn • Noreen Iqbal

2. Today • Introduction • Preparing for Interviews. What to expect... • Types of Interviews • Types of interview questions • Hints and Tips / Common mistakes • Interview Questions Exercise • Q&A session

3. Real People • Real Skills • Real Results

4. Hymans Robertson – Who we are Independent Partnership Established in 1921 47 partners 500 employees £47.2 million fee income Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Edinburgh A member of Abelica Global

5. Services to clients Trustee Services Financial & Risk Management Governance & Plan Management Pension Administration Communications & Engagement Benefits Strategy & Design Corporate Consulting Financial & Risk Management Corporate Transactions Governance & Plan Management Communications & Engagement Benefits Strategy and Design Public Sector Actuarial Consulting Benefits Consulting Investment Consulting

6. What we do Actuarial Third Party Admin Scheme Design & Management • Valuations • Funding Strategy • Accounting support • Mergers and acquisitions • Individual member projections • Scheme Administration • Record keeping • Benefit statement • Pension fund accounts • Payroll • Strategic advice • Risk management/broking • Trustee training • Scheme secretarial services • Benefit design Investments Corporate Club VITA • Management of pension • liabilities • Funding negotiations • Implementation of strategic • decisions • Corporate transactions • Helps UK pension schemes • manage longevity risk • Richest source of longevity • knowledge • Analytics tailored for each • scheme member • Service is independent • from actuarial advice • Strategy • Modelling • Manager selection • Performance monitoring

7. Why are we different? Market position • UK’s leading independent experts in investments & benefits • 1 of the largest employers of actuaries excluding life companies • A recognition of our staff as our key asset • Market leader in public sector • £85 billion of assets under management • 1 of the highest customer satisfaction ratings in financial services carried out by an independent researcher

8. Not all actuarial consultants are the same Are you an original thinker? Shabna Begum Birmingham office Actuarial trainee Are you a good communicator? Do you have a solid footing in mathematics?

9. Our Core Competencies • Communication, Influencing and Consultancy skills • Personal Effectiveness/Motivation • Planning and Organisational Ability • Adaptability & Flexibility • Job & Career Motivation • Technical Skills & Commercial Awareness

10. A typical interview process. What to expect... • What would you do if you had in interview tomorrow morning? Discuss. • Review job specification, application form and CV • Examples to match up to possible competency questions • Research the company (history, awards, locations) • Location, route and time planning (including contact numbers) • Appearance – Dress code / General hygiene • First impressions • Think about relevant questions to ask

11. Types of Interviews • Telephone Interviews • Face to face interviews • Panel Interviews • Assessments

12. Types of interview questions • Competency / Behavioural questions • Technical questions • Strengths / Weaknesses based questions • Chronological questions

13. Hints & Tips • On the day • Building Rapport • Feedback – what next?

14. Questions?