We talked to employers of actuaries about what they look for when they review the resumes of job candidates. Here are the top tips we got from those conversations.

• Highlight internships with insurance or actuarial firms.
• List other past work experience and relate it to actuarial work as appropriate.
• Keep it short—one or two pages at the most.
• While most resumes are now sent electronically, if you print your resume for distribution at a career fair or similar event, try using off-white, beige, or gray paper to separate your resume from others in the stack.
• Be 100% sure that your resume is free of typos and misspellings.
• Provide a summary of communication and organizational skills, and jobs that demonstrate your leadership abilities.
• List campus activities like actuarial clubs, honors societies or fraternities, university sports, and any other clubs where you took on a responsible role.
• Include your military background.
• Highlight your computer skills that will be used in actuarial work, such as SQL.