Wednesday, BFIS hosted a similar event for students interested in Accounting or Finance and tomorrow more students will meet with professional at a Speed Networking event on insurance.

Some of the questions interviewers asked included:

- “When did you graduate from school?

— What university/college are you planning to attend?

— Why did you choose that university or college?

— Do you know what you want to study and why?

— What career do you want to focus on?

— How much do you know about the career you have chosen?

— Have you done any shadowing or interning?

Young people from The Berkeley Institute, Bermuda High School, Bermuda Institute, CedarBridge Academy, Mount Saint Agnes Academy, Saltus Grammar School and Warwick Academy were represented.

Professionals donating their time for the Speed Networking Lunches were from ACE, Ace Tempest Re; Allied World, Hannover Re, Tokio Millennium re, Validus, XL Group, Amlin, Ariel Re, Arthur Morris, Aspen, Axis Capital, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Marsh IAS, PwC, Sirius Group, Aon, Argo Re, Chubb Atlantic, Friesenbruch Meyer, Lancashire, Renaissance Re and XL.

Young Observer got up close and personal with James Botelho who is a vice President, pricing actuary at Validus Re.

A Bermudian, Mr Botelho attended Mount Saint Agnes and Western University in Ontario, Canada.

He graduated in 2004 from Western and joined XL immediately after but in 2008 joined Validus Re.

Mr Botelho told Young Observer he enjoyed meeting with the students, adding that he explained his educational journey with the students.

“To become an actuary, actually takes approximately six to ten years after graduating from university,” he said.

“An actuary is someone who is willing to be able to set a long-term goal. It is going to take you the better part of decade. It is pretty miserable studying for exam after university, but well worth the reward.”