When Islamic finance graduates slip away and end up in different industries 

Every now and then, I receive academic enquires or a request for career advice from Islamic finance students. I always keep wondering who will make the cut and join our industry. This is the sad story of how the Islamic finance industry is losing its young prospective foot soldiers.

I have always been fond of this topic and I am proud to say I was the first one who wrote about it back in 2010. It is correct to say the level of awareness on this issue has increased since then. Despite all of that, I can see many talents slip away and end up in different industries as they need to make a living. Those who take this path will be asking why they took this costly degree in the first place.

Unfortunately, many of these graduates, who are not lucky enough to hold...