Aparajit Sridharan
Aparajit Sridharan

PhD (Cand.), MBA, MSc, BSc

Author of Original Novel Research

Teacher and Lecturer

Artificial Intelligence

July 9, 2026

APPLICANT-SIDE AI AGENTS AND THE REDISTRIBUTION OF AGENCY IN ALGORITHMIC LABOR MARKETS: A DESIGN SCIENCE STUDY OF JOB SEARCH AUTOMATION AND CSR IN RECRUITMENT

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This research develops and preliminarily evaluates a human-supervised applicant-side AI agent for job discovery, fit screening, application review, cover-letter generation, and tracking. Using Design Science Research and an Automation–Augmentation–Agency framework, the paper examines how job seekers can delegate routine tasks to AI while retaining control over consequential application decisions.

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