Kishan Mathy is a first-seat trainee at CMS. He came to the UK from Sri Lanka at the age of 8 without knowing a word of English. He was state-school educated and the first in his family to go to university. At university, he balanced seven part-time roles. How did he do it all? This is our conversation where Kishan shared with us his story.

Part 1 is focused on Kishan’s background, the hurdles he faced whilst applying for training contracts, and how he overcame these. Part 2 is focused on Kishan’s experience with the CMS application process, the CMS Academy, and his training contract so far.

In these episodes, Kishan spoke about:

- How he leveraged his experiences in his application;
- What to do if you lack commercial work experience;
- How he used LinkedIn to find alternative ways to demonstrate his commercial awareness; and
- The power of being "unapologetically yourself" through the application process.

Kishan has also teamed up with All About Law to share his time as a trainee solicitor and the lessons he learns on the way. Follow his dedicated instagram account: @sqbrkt

This episode is hosted by: Yee Rou Quah.
The music in this episode is created by: Ichabod Todd.
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