Guest of the 8th episode of NU Case Club Podcast is Amirkhan Shapiyev - former NU Case Club President, 2021 NU Alumnus and Consulting Intern in Oliver Wynman.

In this episode Amirkhan will share his experience of applying to a world-renown 2-tier Consulting company and provide valuable tips for those applying. He will also provide an insight about the upcoming Oliver Wynman Impact championship, share his story of participation in this championship and provide some tips for the participants.

Guest of the seventh episode of Case Club Podcast is Zhibek Dildaeva, an NU 2021 Alumnus, Business Analyst Intern at McKinsey.

In this episode Zhibek will tell us about what kind of people are selected to work in Big3, McKinsey Perks and Benefits, how many cases one should solve to get an offer from McKinsey, how is the company coping with the pandemic and how NU education affected getting an offer.

Daryn is a Technology Consulting Analyst at Accenture, winner of the Changellenge Cup Kazakhstan 2019, semifinalist of McKinsey Business Diving, 2nd place winner of the Climb Case Championship.

In this episode he will share tips for preparation to the case championships, share his experience in Accenture, provide some insights for becoming a successful consultant and give some valuable advice to the students.

Olzhas is a student of High School of Economics in Moscow, Russia. He was the first McKinsey Business Diving finalist from Kazakhstan, won the Changellenge Cup Kazakhstan 2019 and 3rd place in Deloitte Financial Analysis 2020. Olzhas participated in 2 case study schools and in 8 case championships. 

In this episode Olzhas will share his experience of participating and winning case championships, studying in the leading Russian university. He will also provide a comparison of the case environments in Russia and Kazakhstan and identify the fields of development for the Kazakhstani business case community.

Iliyas is a 2020 Nazarbayev University graduate and currently works as a Junior Insights Analyst at FMCG company PepsiCo, Kazakhstan. Iliyas is the Ex-President of our club, has worked in two FMCG companies, and also was an intern at EY.

In this issue, Iliyas will share his experience about recruitment process to the FMCG companies, share tips and skills for those who choose their career path, and also talk about the skills required to successfully start working in an international company.

Ramazan is an NU alumnus with an extensive background in Hackathons, Case Championships, and Olympiads. Ramazan shares his experience of working as a Consultant at McKinsey &Co, Kazakhstan, his preparation strategies, and unique insights on the Imbellus Digital Test. Disclaimer: the podcast contains only Ramazan's personal experience, which cannot be generalized to other employees of the firm.

Lunara is an NU alumna with a background in marketing and solving business cases at a national level. Currently, she works at BIG4 firm as Associate to Advisory. Lunara shares her experience of working as a consultant, necessary skills, and the importance of case championships.

The first guest on our podcast is the ex-President of our club - Zaituna Tulabbergen. Zaituna completed an internship as an advisory intern at Ernst and Young, worked as a consultant at Dasco Consulting Group, and is currently an Intern at McKinsey&Company.

In this podcast, she will share useful insights on how to pass the selection stages for the BIG3 companies, as well as talk about her years at Nazarbayev University.

Additional information from the episode:

1. "Cracked it" by Bernard Garrett - a book for preparing for a case interview

2. Crafting Cases - a course for preparing for a case interview

3. Preplounge.com, Caseinterviewpartner.com - websites where you can find partners to solve cases