Algorithmic bias in HR recruitment systems: A qualitative analysis of managerial risk and sociological implications

Baijia Song

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0349400

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Algorithmic bias in HR recruitment systems: A qualitative analysis of managerial risk and sociological implications

Baijia Song

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: baijias1017@163.com

Affiliation Shandong Vocational and Technical University of International Studies‌, Rizhao, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9069-8514

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Algorithmic bias in HR recruitment systems: A qualitative analysis of managerial risk and sociological implications

Baijia Song

Published: June 3, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349400

About the Authors

Baijia Song

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: baijias1017@163.com

Affiliation Shandong Vocational and Technical University of International Studies‌, Rizhao, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9069-8514

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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