Most first-time job seekers in Sri Lanka accept the first salary offer they receive without negotiating. However, this approach costs them money often significantly from the very start of their career. Moreover, because future salary increases frequently build on your starting salary, accepting a lower starting
Read MoreArts A/L students in Sri Lanka face a particular challenge after results. Many people including well-meaning family members assume the Arts stream leads to a narrow set of career options, most of them poorly paid and hard to get into. However, this assumption is significantly out
Read MoreMany Science A/L students assume that choosing the science stream closed the door to a finance or accounting career. However, this assumption is incorrect and acting on it leads students to either stay stuck in a field they do not enjoy or miss opportunities they are
Read MoreSri Lanka produces hundreds of thousands of graduates and school leavers every year. However, employers across almost every industry consistently report that they struggle to find candidates with the specific skills their roles require. This contradiction a large pool of qualified people alongside a persistent shortage
Read MoreMost Sri Lankan students think of career planning as something that begins after A/Ls after results are released, after university decisions are made, after the formal education chapter closes. This is a missed opportunity. The students who enter the job market with the strongest foundations are
Read MoreTVET, or Technical and Vocational Education and Training, is one of Sri Lanka’s most important but most undervalued education pathways. People frequently dismiss it as a lower-prestige alternative to university. In practice, though, it’s a legitimate and often faster route to skilled employment across a wide
Read MoreEach year in Sri Lanka, approximately 200,000 to 250,000 students sit the GCE Advanced Level examination. Of these, roughly 160,000 to 170,000 qualify for university entrance based on their results. But Sri Lanka’s state universities have space for only around 30,000 to 35,000 new students annually.
Read MoreThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) awards the CA Sri Lanka Chartered Accountant qualification. Most people widely regard it as the most prestigious accounting qualification available within Sri Lanka. It is also one of the most demanding and time-intensive qualifications available to Sri
Read MoreStudents, parents, and even some employers frequently treat accounting and finance as interchangeable terms. They are not. These are related fields with overlapping knowledge, but they involve fundamentally different daily work, different qualifications, and different career trajectories. Choosing between them without understanding the difference often backfires.
Read MoreFor generations, Sri Lankan professionals who wanted to work at international professional standards had one primary option: leave. That meant moving abroad, to Australia, the UK, or the Middle East, and building a career there. That is no longer the only path. Thousands of Sri Lankan
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