Zhanar Imanbaeva

Assistant Director, Career Education & Advising

Zhanar Imanbaeva serves as the Assistant Director for the Career Education and Advising team. Prior to joining the Career Development Office, Zhanar served as a director of an education team working in mental health. She has experience with career and education advising, leadership/management, and mental health informed career support. She supports the advising team and helps to ensure the delivery of career education programs that are relevant and timely.

Zhanar graduated from The University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Psychology. She is passionate and dedicated to helping others achieve the goals they set for themselves. Zhanar values integrity, excellence, her Kazakh culture, and contributing to an equitable environment in her community. She enjoys helping others, running, painting, and spending time with her niece and nephews.

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Acing Accenture’s Interview Process

How to apply | Accenture hiring process | Accenture skills interview

Accenture interviews can be fairly challenging, even for the most skillful of candidates. With an enormous number of applicants and slim acceptance rates, landing your dream job in the company certainly …

By Kenton Kivestu
Kenton Kivestu
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What are behavioral interview questions?

Behavioral interview questions ask a candidate to explain how they’ve acted in specific situations in their professional past. Companies typically will ask behavioral interview questions around key topics such as leadership ability, collaboration skills and problem solving ability.

Today’s leading …

By Kenton Kivestu
Kenton Kivestu
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STAR interview method

STAR method | Example STAR answer | SCARL technique

There are common interview techniques, or formulas, to help structure your responses during an interview. These techniques include the STAR interview technique, SCARL approach, or a mix of both.

What is the STAR …

By Holly Watson
Holly Watson
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Problem solving behavioral interview questions

Case questions | Behavioral questions | Sample questions

Problem solving is a key set of skills tested in behavioral interviews. And most companies will test this in both behavioral *and* case interviews.

Cases interviews evaluate specific problem solving attributes: logic, focus, rigor, process.

By Mandy Giachetto
Mandy Giachetto
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Test Waivers 101

If you’ve been checking our website recently, you’re not alone: this is a highly strategic time to earn an MBA! And you may have seen something new: our request form for standardized test waivers. What’s not to love about skipping …

By Jessica Krom
Jessica Krom
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Cracking Product Management Behavioral Interviews

How to answer behavioral interview questions in product management interviews, includes preparation techniques, 16 common behavioral interview questions and sample answers.

While product management is one of the most sought-after jobs, there is no mandate for certification or knowledge of …

By Mikul Patel
Mikul Patel Product Manager
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4 Key Types of Consulting Fit Interview Questions You Must Prepare For

During an interview, it is common to be asked “Tell me about yourself.” Even though you’re mentally prepared for the question to be asked, suddenly your heart starts racing, your mind goes blank, and you just plain forget how to …

By Management Consulted
Management Consulted
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Houston Cleantech Startup Founders Share Their Biggest Challenges

It’s not easy being a green founder.

Dozens of entrepreneurs affiliated with Greentown Labs, the new-to-Houston incubator for startups focused on the energy transition, were in pitch mode during a Nov. 4 event. The incubator hosted a Climatetech Summit at …

By Emily Burleson
Emily Burleson
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How the Supply Chain Broke, and Why It Won’t Be Fixed Anytime Soon

Computer chips. Exercise equipment. Breakfast cereal. By now, you’ve probably heard: The world has run short of a great many products. In an era in which we’ve become accustomed to clicking and waiting for whatever we desire to arrive at …

By Peter S. Goodman
Peter S. Goodman
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The Difference between Strategy, Implementation, and Tech Consulting

There are many different types of management consulting, and with this come a myriad of misconceptions. Three of the most common types of consulting are strategy, implementation, and tech consulting. Do you know the differences between them?

We’ve heard of …

By Management Consulted
Management Consulted
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