Careers of Recent C of C Math Graduates:
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Job Description:
- Benefitfocus provides software and services for the healthcare benefits market. This company, founded in Charleston, SC in 2000, allows consumers, employers and benefit providers to optimize decision making in the ever-changing healthcare environment.
- As a Data Analyst, Bradley ensures the integrity and synchronization of data for the company's clients. She is responsible for handling changes in data made by the insurance carrier, checking the data that comes in, and sending new data back to the insurance carrier when changes have been made. It is her responsiblility to schedule, run and reconcile the data transmisions.
Math on the Job:
- Although she does occasionally call upon her knowledge of specific mathematical disciplines to tutor math students, the role of data analyst at Benefitfocus does not depend on anything she learned from her math textbooks. However, Bradley says that she uses things learned from her math professors everyday. In particular, she relies on her analytical and problem-solving skills that she learned while at the College of Charleston -- and these skills have been further developed by her work experiences. Moreover, she makes use of language skills she obtained as a student to discuss technical details with the company's engineers.
Background:
- Graduated from the College of Charleston in May 2006 with a BS in mathematics and a concentration in Actuarial Studies.
Advice for Current Students:
- "Get a job/internship that will look great on your resume. I found that employers like to see someone that took the time to study and really care about their GPA, but the bottom line is they want to see what type of experience, if any, you have. An internship of any kind or a job that is related to something that you want to do, will put you above all the others. Also, when applying for jobs, search months in advance and research those employers. If you are the right fit for the position, they will wait until you are available. Your parents are right, it is very tough to find the right job for you. Don't take the first job you are offered. There is a right job for you and it will come when you least expect it."