A Work shop on How to Prepare for Your Dream Job

Imperfect vessel creates the vacuum that are then filled with perfect vessel, lingering in stable vision for an extended period need discipline of waiting, eventually exerted personnel power will decide ones present position . Success of the life will not come easy, it should have a clear vision to achieve in a manner which a company succeed in doing it and hence there are so many objectives and milestones to be fulfilled and mission to be clarified in order reach our vision. We the Students Association of Business and Technology (ABT) successfully organized a workshop titled “How to Prepare for Your Dream Job” which was held on 05^th December 2013 at the Auditorium, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies (FCMS) of University of Kelaniya as we are in a better position to understand this requirement. This workshop was well designed to provide prerequisite career guidance to the commerce and management undergraduates with necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes and motivation required by prospective employers both in the state and private sector. The objective of this activity based interactive workshop was to help undergraduates to create a more dynamic, loyal and energized personality and replicate it in their future world of work.

ABT is well known student association which work as the core partner of the Bachelor of Commerce Special Degree in Business Technology of the Department of Commerce and Financial Management (DCFM), University of Kelaniya. This workshop was yet another initiative done by ABT in collaboration with DCFM to enhance the value of the local commerce and management graduates’ quality of employability.  Workshop intentionally covered range of  topics such as; how to make the CV stand out from the rest, the way that should face an interview confidently, use digital age job hunting & self-marketing, developing job skills, get used to business etiquette,  and how it comply with modern day career life, etc.

Experience of a newer person with impeccable career record is essential to share and it is an exposure to the students who are in the edge of their university life and who would be an employee in tomorrow. With this facts ABT was mindful to delve into this subject and sought out the person who is eminently suited to work for this task.

The workshop was directed by Mr. Rajita Wijesinghe, who is a Portfolio Manager representing a reputed financial company in career, alumni and graduate of Bachelor of Commerce special Degree in Business Technology of University of Kelaniya as well as CIMA qualified professional. Further he was the Former Vice President of Students Association of Business and Technology (ABT). It is certain that his background knowledge gained at the university level helped him to understood the need of students and instruct them to solve their basics of work related problems. Well understanding of the instructor and contribution of undergraduates of the department were a great advantage to success this event and it was a fruitful day which brought the brightness to ABT for its significant role.