Kala Pola 2018 – celebrating 25 years of art!
By Maheshi Wimalagoonaratne I was never interested in “Art” but when I saw the flyer asking for volunteers for Kala Pola a few years ago, I decided to volunteer without even knowing anything
Enjoying my choices and benefiting from my decisions; my stint as a JKHMT!
By Gopalan Lashanthan The million-dollar question running through my mind as I write this blog, is “how in the world am I going to cover a 15-month journey as a JKHMT, in just a couple of pages?” But hey, that’s what management trainees do...
Organizing John Keells Foundation’s first public campaign for project WAVE
By Nibasanda Yapa Abeywardana I joined the John Keells Management Trainee (JKHMT) Programme in August 2016 and all 6 of the JKHMTs were assigned a CSR project as part of our training. I was given the task of organising the very first public campaign of John Keells Foundation (JKF) under Project WAVE (working Against Violence through Education) and I was very anxious...
Down memory lane….
By Ruvini Ekanayake
On 22nd of March 2010, when I first stepped into JKH as an intern I never
imagined of having a long yet exciting and enjoyable journey with JKH. Just
after few months of joining, I heard about the JKH Intercompany Badminton
tournament...
Hotelier talks………
By Asanka Gunasekera
Staying in a glamorous hotel room, frequenting room service and relaxing
with all of the offered amenities may be tranquil for the guest, but
ensuring this experience is as relaxing and enjoyable as possible for each
guest is a rather strenuous job...
From an internship to a marketing placement – 7 things life at JKH has taught me!
By Lasanthi Ladduwahetty
People decide to take up an internship for a variety of reasons: it might be
for a degree requirement, or it is simply the next step in life, or your
parents expect it of you
It’s beginning to look a lot like… more than just a workplace!
By Imani Perera
Okay...so I kind of walked into writing a post for the blog, when I
mentioned at a discussion, that my six months at JKH were rather
overwhelming - in a good sort of way. (Note to self - Stop yakking!
Period.)...
Empowering rural youth- volunteering at the Mahawilachchiya rural BPO.
By Lahari Jayawardena
Upon being inducted into the 2015/2016 JKH Management Trainee Program, we
were instructed that as a new addition to the program, we would each have to
get...
Master trainers at work! Volunteering for HIV/AIDS awareness
By Ivan Perera
A human being’s prime responsibility should be to serve other human
beings. We as humans have the ability to think and make decisions, we should
always use that ability to help and serve mankind and our environment
without expecting anything...
Memories with my JKH family!
By Sachini Abeywickrema
I was very privileged to join Leisure Inbound in 2013 and currently I am an
Executive in Vendor Management & Procurement Department. I am also an
internal auditor and...