Episode 12

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21st Sep 2022

Improving Accounting Recruitment: Khyati Sundaram

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Episode 12. In today's interview, "Improving Accounting Recruitment: Khyati Sundaram"

Khyati Sundaram is the CEO of Applied: a behavioural science-backed tool for fair and de-biased hiring. Applied helps companies remove bias from hiring processes by removing gendered words from job adverts, anonymising applications, holding structured interviews and hiring based on skills (rather than proxies on CVs).

In this episode, we answer the following questions:

  1. What is the best way of measuring accounting talent?
  2. Do traditional hiring processes in accounting do a good job of hiring?
  3. What kinds of candidates might accounting firms overlook as a result of a poor hiring process?
  4. What wider issues might poor hiring and recruitment contribute to in accounting?
  5. What changes can accountancy firms make to redress these issues and hire better quality candidates?
  6. How do skills tests work for accounting roles?
  7. How do candidates in the accounting talent pool feel about this approach?
  8. What difference does a skills based approach in accounting make to successful hires on the job?
  9. What does talent look like in the new world of work in accountancy firms?

You can also watch the youtube video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/RTDuTy1rH9Q

In her former life, Khyati’s pursuits range from co-founding and leading an AI company looking at sustainable supply chains, to investment banking with JP Morgan and RBS. She has a breadth of experience in data science, product development, and fundraising. She also holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the London School of Business / Wharton School.

In her spare time, Khyati likes playing badminton and is an avid weightlifter.

Contact her here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/khyatisundaram/

https://www.beapplied.com/

https://twitter.com/beapplied

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Welcome to Talent in Accounting, one of the world's leading podcasts in this genre, with several spinoff shows. Our focus now is on talent, a significant challenge for the accounting world. We interview experts, influencers, and leaders on various aspects of talent, from culture to leadership, mental well-being, and more. With over a thousand listeners, we appreciate your support and encourage you to share the show. If you know potential guests with valuable insights on talent, please contact me on LinkedIn. We're also seeking sponsors interested in talent and the accounting finance space. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your brand and share key messages. Subscribe to our main show, Accounting Influencers, for brilliant interviews with top leaders and influencers in accounting and FinTech. Join our community for virtual speed networking sessions every two months, connecting accounting, finance, and tech professionals worldwide. Please register for our next event at accountinginfluencers.com. Stay competitive, relevant, and informed about all things talent in Accounting with us!

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Exploring talent, people, recruitment, retention and succession in the accounting profession with high level panels, expert interviews, commentary and insights.
The ACCOUNTING TALENT PODCAST is hosted by Rob Brown, co-founder of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR) along with Jeff Phillips of AccountingFly and Going Concern. The show explores talent, people, culture, employer brand, recruitment, retention and succession in the accounting profession with high level panels, expert interviews, commentary and insights. Key topics include soft skills, examinations, qualifications, leadership, mental wellbeing, the brand of the profession, employee value propositions, engagement, capacity and headcount in accountancy firms, career development, HR, L&D, the great resignation, quiet quitting and a range of talent issues in accounting.

Host Rob Brown is a renowned presenter, facilitator and chair of high-level conferences, panels and events globally for the accounting and fintech profession. He is also a dynamic speaker and accomplished expert on trust, reputation, employer brand, talent, career development, succession, gen z/generations, employee advocacy and executive presence. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrown/
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Rob Brown hosts the multiple accounting podcast and chair conferences, panels and events globally for the accounting and fintech profession. He is co-founder of Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR) which helps vendors, experts and influencers serve the accounting and finance world. He is a dynamic speaker and accomplished expert on trust, reputation, employer brand, talent, career development, succession, gen z/generations, employee advocacy and executive presence. Rob is author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TEDx talk ‘The Personal Brand of You’ has been viewed 400,000 times on YouTube. He is a stroke survivor, has epilepsy, is a committed Christian and has a black belt in kickboxing. He is based in Nottingham UK, home of Robin Hood, plays chess and backgammon, loves orange chocolate and is allergic to grapefruit.