Sometimes the simplest things attract us to certain organisations. It could be the atmosphere or even the family like nature among coworkers. We’re all searching for that click when you know it’s the right place to be. But unfortunately that click doesn’t just happen, and sometimes you just have to keep searching. That’s all for that dream job that we envision in our minds and before landing that dream job, we have to go through some not so dream jobs to get there. But it’s always good to have an idea of what you want and what to look for when searching for a job. If you have been working for a while, you’ve probably figured out what works for you but if it’s still your first few, here are some things to look for when you go on that job hunt.

Japan External Trade Organization Chairman and CEO Hiroyuki Ishige

AIA Sri Lanka has released the Sri Lanka results of AIA’s 2016 Healthy Living Index Survey, which is carried out across Asia-Pacific. In the survey an astounding 95% of Sri Lankans acknowledge that there are definitely things they can do to improve their health but only 8% have taken major steps towards healthy living! So, whilst Sri Lankans have a high awareness of the importance of healthy living, we are not really doing much about it!

The March LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence Index (BCI)remained in line with the previous month, shedding a single point (to 154) from where the unique barometer of corporate sentiment stood in the previous month, the latest edition of business magazine LMD reports. “Concerns about the economy and investment climate, as well as interest rates, mirror a slight dip in business confidence, with fiscal reforms set to lead to further discontent,” it explains.

ADB President Takehiko Nakao answers questions from the international media at the opening press conference of the 49th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors in Frankfurt, Germany.

ByRon Carucci

FEBRUARY 09, 2016

When mountaineers ascend rapidly to very high altitudes, they sometimes suffer from a condition called acute mountain sickness. The severe nausea and headaches are much like a bad hangover, but left unaddressed, can be debilitating and even fatal.

By Marcus Noland and Tyler Moran

FEBRUARY 08, 2016

While successful female leaders have made headlines in recent years — Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Indra Nooyi all come to mind — they remain the exception to the rule.

Yet in the U.S. women make up nearly 40% of MBA graduates and 40% of managers. In many countries they make up an equal or greater share of tertiary graduates and the professional and technical labor force. And worldwide they are catching up to men in levels of education and workforce participation. So why do women remain hard to find in the corporate boardroom and the C-suite?

NASSCOM President R. Chandrashekhar – Pic by Sameera Wijesinghe

By D.C. Jayasundera

India’s top IT industry body that commands 55% of the total global outsourcing market has called on its Sri Lankan counterpart to visit and discuss the proposed Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) in an effort to build trust and find a mutually-beneficial way forward.

No matter how many times you go through an interview there’s always going to be that feeling of nervousness within you every time you walk into the room. Grant it the first few are bit more terrifying than the rest that follows. Although the feeling is not as strong it doesn’t fade away completely. Its human nature to feel a bit nervous before a milestone that decides the next step in your career. We tend to say some elaborate partial truths that we prepare for ahead of time. From the very first, “how are you today?” “Great!” the rest of the interview is usually pre prepare answers that sometime turn out to be some elaborate truths or just plain lies. And although we are under the impression that we are fooling the interviewer its fair bet to say that it’s not the first time that persons hears the same story.