Richard Kennedy and Sharon Smulders: Navigating AI anxiety in tax careers

About this episode

This episode discusses navigating tax careers in the age of AI with insights from experts Richard Kennedy and Sharon Smulders.

In this episode of TaxVibe, John Storey, Tax Counsel at The Tax Institute talks with Randstad's finance recruitment expert Richard Kennedy and The Tax Institute's Director of Learning Sharon Smulders, about how to embark on and pursue a career in tax in the age of AI. Their conversations covered important issues that are impacting both professionals and students in today’s fast-paced and rapidly evolving tax world, and the impacts that technology is having on careers and study paths. Fo...

People in this episode

Host: John Storey

Guests: Richard Kennedy, Sharon Smulders

Topics covered

• AI in tax careers
• career development
• impact of technology
• tax profession
• education in tax

Keywords

• AI anxiety
• tax careers
• technology impact
• finance recruitment
• learning in tax

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Randstad, The Tax Institute

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