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NU CAC NEWSLETTER
In this issue:
Dear NU Community and Partners,
NU Career and Advising Center presents the
April issue of the monthly Newsletter. In this
issue you will find the highlights on the events
organized by CAC in March, a new Newsletter
Section “My First Job”, book review,
informative article for students searching for
international scholarships, the latest news from
NU Student Organizations, rewarding article
for professional growth, news from our
Alumni, presenting partner of the month and
overview of upcoming events by CAC for
April.
Enjoy your reading!
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Graduate Application Advising Sessions
Interview for Graduate application
The series of March Graduate Application Advising workshops started with the NU alumni
session “Interview for Graduate application”. The speaker, Akbota Kanderzhanova, SST
’16, trained students to be better prepared for a Graduate School Interview. Knowing what
to expect is a key to answering the questions. The interview is an opportunity to show the
Admissions committee that you are a person beyond the test scores, grades, and CV. Akbota
shared her own experience on passing interview and gave advice to students willing to
continue their education.
Writing a Personal statement
On March 12 our alumnus Kanat
Sadykov SST ‘16 hold the Q&A
session on how to write a Personal
statement. Kanat discussed with
students on how to succeed in writing a
personal statement and answered the
students’ personal questions.
Additionally, he told about study
opportunities in NUSOM, its programs
and students’ experience.
Understanding the application process. Training
opportunities in South Korea
Our graduate Aikerim Daurenbayeva, SHSS ’15, accepted our
invitation to take part in the GAA program and hold one of the
most requested sessions, “Understanding the application
process. Training opportunities in South Korea. "Aikerim
received a Master's degree from Yunnam University, Republic
of Korea, and thanks to her own experience she was able to
provide students with complete information on academic and
student social life in South Korea.
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Alumni talks:
My Leadership Journey in
FMCG
On March 1 CAC hosted NU
alumnus Gabit Kussainov, SHSS
'16, Economics, 2nd year Mars
Leadership Experience Program
Participant, who shared his
experience in the FMCG sector and
specifics of working in the Customer
Marketing and Sales Departments. Additionally, he reflected on what skills students and
young alumni need to enroll in a graduate program in international companies.
Gabit joined Mars Leadership Experience program (MLEP) in 2017. In his first year, Gabit
worked in the Customer Marketing Department. During this assignment, he was responsible
for the development of Promo Calendar in 11 countries, conducted post-launched reviews
and had an active collaboration with Sales and Brand Marketing functions. Beyond the
main topics’ discussion, students were able to ask personal questions related to personal
experience after graduation and get valuable tips and advice.
BCG Day
On March 27, 2019 Boston Consulting
Group team visited Nazarbayev
University. BCG in Russia and CIS is
growing and growth provides
expansive opportunities for students
and recent graduates. Students had an
opportunity to meet with BCG team
and learn what it is like to work in
strategy and management consulting.
BCG representatives talked about their
project experience, success stories,
social activities and also described how
the first project within BCG can look like. At the second part of the event BCG held a
master class, focusing on how to get prepared for the recruiting process at BCG CIS.
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Guest lecture by McKinsey
On March 28, 2019 CAC held guest
lecture by McKinsey where students
met with McKinsey consultants. NU
alumni Assylan Kassymov and
Kuanysh Khabibullin shared their
experience on their pathway within the
Company. Assylan and Kuanysh told
about their project stories and how they
created their successful career path in
McKinsey Kazakhstan. Students learnt
about career opportunities with
McKinsey & Company. After the event students had the unique opportunity to ask various
questions over the drinks in an informal setting.
Master-classes by Ancor
This month Ancor held two-day Master-classes on job search techniques, focusing on the
current state of the labor market and the main expectations and requirements of employers.
Students took first-hand information and gained a better understanding of what
competencies and skills they required in order to enhance their work opportunities.
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SPDP and GAA events
My First Job
Graduating from
the university
might be a bit
scary. What would
be a good starting
point for my career?
What do I want my first job to be like?
These are just a couple of questions
graduating students ask themselves while
trying to make a decision.
Indeed, it is not an easy decision.
However, the good news is you are not
alone. All great professionals we respect
and dream of achieving similar success
started as young professionals too. They
worked hard, got a lot of knowledge and
experience and finally have become who
they are now.
Career and Advising Center has decided
to learn how Nazarbayev University’s
leaders started their careers. Starting from
this issue we will share with you first jobs
of our prominent professionals to bring
you some inspiration and motivation to
grow professionally.
Everything is possible, so dream big!
Follow our hashtag #nu_cac_myfirstjob
to see the stories on the Internet.
NU Career and Advising Center’s Team
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My First Job
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"Breakthrough Rapid Reading"
CAC, striving for your professional development, recommends a book " Breakthrough
Rapid Reading " by Peter Kump.
Every day of our life, we are almost buried under a million of words: magazines and
newspapers, educational materials, business correspondence, reports ... and most
importantly - books that you would like to read when you have time for it . You literally
drown in an ocean of words!
What is this book about
This book is a practical book to improve the speed of reading and level of understanding of
texts. It differs from other benefits in that it allows you to:
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• immediately use your material - your favorite books, professional manuals, articles and
any other texts - combining reading with training;
• control your reading speed;
• independently choose how many times a day to practice and how many minutes a day to
spend on it.
In this way, learning from a book can be embedded in any, even in the most loaded
schedule - and after studying it, you will become much freer, since you will be able to do
more at work and at school, learn any texts faster.
For whom is this book for?
For those who want to read any text at the speed of thought.
For those who want to think more clearly and systematize their daily reading,
including books, magazines and electronic correspondence.
For those who need to free up more time for other activities.
Some features:
You will master the writers techniques with which they build the structure of the
works and texts, and this will allow you to work with texts even faster.
You will learn how your attitude can affect the speed of reading, and learn what you
can do with it.
Learning ability to read a book in a day is also included in this course.
SAVE TIME BY STARTING TODAY!
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Scholarships for International Students for Graduate Programs and Post-
graduate Experience
CAC has compiled information on funding opportunities for students pursing further
education outside of Kazakhstan for you:
Amelia Earhart Fellowships (Zonta International Foundation)
Who: Women of any nationality with a superior academic record and a bachelor's degree in
science or engineering. Fellowships carry a stipend of $6,000; approximately 35 are
awarded annually.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Japan Scholarship Program
Who: Citizens of ADB's developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in
economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at
participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. The ADB-JSP provides
full scholarships for one to two years.
Asian Cultural Council
Who: Individual fellowship grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia
for study, research, travel and creative work in the United States.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellow Program
Who: Year long paid internship for graduating seniors interested in careers in international
affairs. Internship is at the Carnegie Endowment for World Peace in Washington, DC.
Chevening Scholarship Program
Three different scholarship schemes for postgraduate study in the United Kingdom
Who: For students from selected countries. Eligible for all fields of study.
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Commonwealth Scholarship
Who: Commonwealth citizens to pursue postgraduate study or
doctoral study at Commonwealth universities.
Endeavour Postgraduate Leadership Awards
Who: For international students from around the world to
undertake a postgraduate qualification at a Masters or PhD
level either by coursework or research in any field of study in Australia. The scholarships
include tuition fees, travel allowance, establishment allowance, monthly stipend, health and
travel insurance.
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
Who: Graduates from all fields to pursue doctoral or postdoctoral research at one of the
public funded university or recognized institution in Switzerland. The scholarship covers a
monthly allowance, tuition fees, health insurance, lodging allowance, etc.
Fulbright Foreign Student Program
Who: International students who wish to study in the doctoral programs each year .
Qualified candidates must possess a first- or upper second-class honors bachelor’s degree,
be accepted at an accredited graduate school, display academic merit, pass the GRE or
GMAT exam, and attach a curriculum vitae. Fulbright fellows must return to their home
country for at least two years after funding.
IBM PhD Fellowship Awards Program
Who: Exceptional doctoral students worldwide who wish to study, intern, or conduct
research in the United States. PhD students must have an interest in computer science,
electrical engineering, cyber security, mobile computing, data analytics, social technologies,
or material sciences. For consideration, candidates must have completed at least one year of
their PhD program, reside in any nation except U.S. embargoed countries, and meet visa
requirements.
Swedish Scholarships for International Students (Sweden)
Who: Highly-qualified international students from developing countries who want to
pursue full-time Masters Studies at Swedish Universities. The scholarship covers tuition
fee, living expenses, some travel grant, and insurance. References:
https://www.greatcollegedeals.net/scholarships/international-students/
http://www.scholars4dev.com/
https://www.iup.edu/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=56807
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NU Orchestra Grand Concert – Remembering Legends
We are happy to announce and congratulate NU Orchestra for a great performance and
legendary music sound!
“NU Orchestra” is a voluntary student organization, cultural and musical association of
students of NU.
NU Orcherstra:
- Promotes Kazakh music among students, develops interest of the culture of the Kazakh
people
- Realizes creative potential of students
- Participates in festivals and competitions of various levels
- Organizes, as well as assists to students in learning to play Kazakh national musical
instruments
- Increases the patriotic attitude of students to their homeland, the formation of high moral,
ethical and professional moral qualities of future leaders
Embrace the legends through the music of kazakh culture and the world!
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Do You Have a Career Development Plan?
You cannot be successful in your career by
accident. Career success is the reward of your
talent, hard work, luck, learning and a PLAN
carefully managed and put to work.
Do you have a career plan? Have you
documented your long and short-term goals,
areas of interest, and areas for further
improvement? Do you know your strengths
and weaknesses?
A career development plan is a useful tool for anyone who is trying to answer the questions
above and attempting to progress through a specific career path. Learning how to write a
career development plan forces you to critically consider where you are in your current
career, where you would like to be, how you think you can get there, and how you will
measure your actions.
So, here are some useful tips on how to write a Career Development Plan presented by The
Balance Careers.
Step 1 – Establish Your Overall Goals
Start by writing down your primary field of interest.
To write a career development plan, you will want to start somewhat general and narrow
things down from there. To start, consider what your primary field of interest is. For
example, let us say you want to work in an academic field. You could write something like,
"My primary career interest is teaching at a college-level."
Consider how you identify professionally.
From here, think about how you define yourself professionally. What skills do have? Also,
think about what motivates you and what kind of worker you are.
Try to write down some of your personal skills. Even if you are just starting out, you
may have general qualities that can be an asset to an employer. For example, maybe you
are hardworking. Maybe you are easy to get along with and tend to be helpful to others.
Discuss your hobbies and education. These can help establish the skills you have
already learned that you can bring to the work force.
What drives you as a worker? Are you driven by passion, the aspiration for success, or
something else? Write down your main motivational factor before continuing with your
plan.
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Establish where you are at the moment.
You need to know where you are starting from. Take a moment to honestly assess where
you are at the present moment so you can figure out where to go from here.
What is your current position in your field? Have you just finished your education? Are
you beginning your educational path towards your goal career?
Write down exactly where you are right now. For example, "Graduate student and
teaching assistant in literature."
Think about where you want to be in the future.
From here, figure out the career you ultimately want. In order to hash out how to get from
Point A to Point B, you need a firm idea of what Point B is.
Leave aside any barriers here when you considered your dream career. If there were
nothing holding you back, where would you ideally be in 5 years? 10 years? Do not
worry about dreaming too big.
Write down your ultimate career goal. For example, you could write something like, "I
would like to be a literature professor at university."
Step 2 – Breaking your goals into smaller steps
Set SMART goals.
SMART stands for Smart, Measurable, Achievable,
Relevant, and Time bound.
Write down a series of short and long term goals
that will help you achieve your dreams. These goals
should be relevant to your career at hand and
obtainable. Have a sense of when you want to achieve
certain goals. For example, "Be a better teacher" is
somewhat vague. To make it a SMART goal, think
about what areas you want to improve in and write
goals that cater to those areas.
Write down concrete means to achieve your goals.
Once you have established your SMART goals, you will need to write some action steps.
Think of how you mean to achieve these goals. In addition to focusing on how you will
achieve a goal, think about when and where you will achieve it and the results you will see
after completing it.
Identify any barriers to your goals.
All goals come with barriers. You want to go into your career path with a realistic sense of
what could potentially hold you back. Make a list of potentially barriers that keep you from
achieving the short and long-term goals in your career path.
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These can be personal issues. For example, you may be a disorganized person by
nature. You could write down something like, "Being disorganized reduces the time I
have available for my tasks". Or maybe you purposefully avoid doing certain tasks that
you don't enjoy, which you could list as "My tendency towards procrastination may
hold me back."
Figure out means to defeat these barriers.
Once you have identified barriers, figure out how you want to overcome them. What can
you do to make sure you will reach your career goals despite setbacks?
If you are a procrastinator by nature, what steps can you take to combat this? You can
say something like, "I will limit my time on Facebook and Twitter." If you are
disorganized, you could say, "I will start using a calendar to track deadlines".
Step 3 – Evaluating your progress and setting deadlines
Figure out how to measure career progress.
Once you have established a series of goals, figure out
ways to evaluate your progress.
Know means of evaluating your success. For
example, if you work as a teacher, you could strive for
improved ratings in student evaluations each semester.
You should also focus on participation in the
community, maintaining contacts, and achieving certain awards, honors, and
publications. How many publications you have, and any academic honors you receive,
can be concrete measures of success. The time you have committed to an organization
can also speak to success.
Make note of milestones.
You should mark milestones on your career path. These are important skills, certifications,
awards, and so on that you receive that will help you on your career. Know what kind of
milestones you are striving towards, and when you hope to achieve these milestones.
For an academic path, a milestone may be something like obtaining your master's
degree, and then your doctorate. You also want to include things like accruing a
particular honor or award, like gaining membership into an honors society.
Keep the plan dynamic.
Your career plan is not set in stone. Keep in mind your goals may change over time. You
may need to change your career plan due to unforeseen circumstances. You also may
change what you want with time, or realize the means to achieving a particular goal are
different than you anticipated. Save a copy of your career plan to your computer, and keep
in mind you can always alter it in the future.
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We are proud to recognize the achievements of our
outstanding alumni and are happy to share
information about their significant successes.
Nazerke Kalidolda,
SST ’18, definitely
achieved a lot. Among her
achievements: a Software Engineer at Google, a
regional Ambassador for the Technovation program in
Kazakhstan, a Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in
Computing, a member of the international women
hackathon and a participant of international conferences. In addition, she
worked as an analyst at Booking.com and BeInTech Ventures and a
Creator of the robot-sign language interpreters for people with
disabilities. Neupusti interviewed Nazerke to find out how her
path was shaped, what inner world a person should have and
what values she is guided by, reaching certain heights. Please read the article about our
great alumna on Neupusty website here.
“Alumni of the Year” Award
It is the Third year of “Alumni of the Year” nomination, our contribution to NU Student
Awards.
“Alumni of the Year” Award celebrates the outstanding achievements of NU alumni in any
sphere (professional, academic, research, business, other) and displays the impact and value
of Nazarbayev University education.
In early March, we began to call for applications, and nowadays alumni are voting only for
one candidate to become "Alumnus/Alumna of the Year".
Voting is open until 12.00pm April 19.
The NU Students Awards Ceremony will take place at Nazarbayev University, at 7pm,
on April 19.
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Partner of the Month - ANCOR
ANCOR is founded in
1990 and nowadays is one of
the leading HR providers in the
CIS. ANCOR specializes in
recruitment, staffing,
outsourcing and consulting.
In Russia, Ukraine,
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and
Belarus Ancor operates via
branches in more than 40
locations.
In the global market
ANCOR works in strategic
partnership with the Randstad
Holding.
In 2018 ANCOR made
over 14 billion rubles consolidated turnover. In Kazakhstan ANCOR was founded in
September 2007 with a purpose to provide services in staff management for lading
international and national companies in all industries from mineral resources digging to
banking and telecommunication.
ANCOR Central Asia renders recruitment and staffing services in compliance with
ANCOR quality standards. Their clients are international, Russian and Kazakh companies,
operating in different economic fields.
On March 2019, ANCOR held two-day Master-classes on job search techniques for
NU students. Our students will also have a chance to participate in mock-interview by
ANCOR this April.
We are very grateful for the continuous support of the company and hope to see them
soon!
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you!
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April Upcoming Events
Event Date Description Writing a
Personal
statement
2 April Workshop for those who have questions or need ideas for a Personal
statement. Students will learn the difference between a Personal
statement and Motivational letter. The event designed for 2-4 year
students, delivered as one general session (for 1 hour) with Q&A.
Mock interview
week
1-5 April HR and line managers of CAC partner-employers will help our students
to build interview-passing skills for NU’s last year students.
Tengizchevroil
Job Fair
8-12 April TCO representatives will be holding an on campus Job fair for NU
students. Student will be given a chance to pass TCO placement tests and
interviews.
Connect Vol. 2.0 11 April Connect is an annual event aimed to promote networking and an open
discussion between students, alumni and special guests and to provide
semiofficial communication platform to reach out to potential employers.
BCG Testing 12 April Students and graduates of NU will be able to participate in the first stage
of selection process for BCG - GMAT-type testing. In case of successful
testing, students will be invited to a written case and further interviews at
the BCG office in Nur-Sultan.
ILF Consulting
Engineers
Presentation
17 April Recruitment lecture by ILF Consulting Engineers at Nazarbayev
University. ILF Engineers will share their experience and provide the
details on how to join ILF as a graduate engineer or an intern.
Schlumberger
presentation
19 April Presentation will take a detailed description of the Schlumberger
segments by NU graduates who now work to Schlumberger. NU
graduates will tell about the selection process as a whole, give students
tips and instructions and answer questions.
Field trips
Pending Field trips provide students with the opportunity to see internal business
and production processes of a company.
Our contacts:
Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay batyr ave., Office 2043, Block C-2
Tel.: 70 65 38, 70 90 16, 69 45 25, 70 58 86
Working hours: 8.30-17.30, 12.30-13.30 is lunch time
If you have any questions or ideas, please contact us via mail [email protected] ,
[email protected] , social networks or visit our office.
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