Perceptions of fairness: using AI in selection and recruitment

This paper looks at how using algorithms in recruitment can reveal some exciting opportunities but also ethical risks. Understanding candidates’ perceptions on the use of algorithms in recruitment helps businesses mitigate the negative viewpoints and improve candidate experience when using AI to select talent.

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Rebecca Peters, Research Adviser, CIPD

Rebecca joined the Research team in 2019, specialising in the area of health and wellbeing at work as both a practitioner and a researcher. Before joining the CIPD Rebecca worked part-time at Kingston University in the Business School research department, where she worked on several research-driven projects. Additionally, Rebecca worked part-time at a health and wellbeing consultancy where she facilitated various wellbeing workshops, both externally and in-house.

Rebecca has a master’s degree in Occupational Psychology from Kingston University, where she conducted research on Prison Officers’ resilience and coping strategies. The output of this research consisted of a behavioural framework which highlighted positive and negative strategies that Prison Officers used in their daily working life.

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