Job Responsibilities
40% simulation modeling of the US and metro economies, property
financials. 20% administrative -- obtaining software, managing
licences, 20 % policy -- analyzing affects of government policy
changes on the company and specific business lines. 20% managing
staff
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Job Requirements
Getting into class in grad school was no problem. However,
classes I was interested in often were not offered and had not
been offered in years. Work load was heavy and intense
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Uppers
Very interesting and challenging work, the work is very diverse in nauture which
helps keep it interesting .The people I work with are fantastic and all willing
to help out.
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Downers
Bureacracy, even in a private firm, can be almost intolerable at
times (for instance I'm not allowed to install software on my
own computer, our IT department must do it).
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Lifestyle
I have little travel. I work about 50 hours per week, but my job is flexible so
I do some work at home
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Compensation
98,000 base, 15% bonus, $10k in options, standard health
benefits, 401k with matching of 3% vested immediately.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Doing my job requires someone who is willing to work with a lot
of uncertainty, little direction be creative and take chances.
There is a bright future for people looking for a job like mine
because there really are not many people who are comfortable
with uncertainty of this level.
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