Boston Red Sox builds Sales Academy 75% faster with HireVue
The Red Sox Sales Academy needed to identify entry-level candidates with sales potential, passion, and personality — qualities that resumes could not reveal, making it hard to select the best candidates.
The traditional hiring approach took at least eight weeks and typically saw only about one quarter of each Sales Academy class promoted into full-time jobs.
With HireVue, the Red Sox built the Sales Academy team in less than three weeks — 75% faster than before — and increased promotion rates by 30%, from roughly one quarter to one third of the class, while maintaining an ongoing pipeline of qualified talent.
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What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?
With HireVue, the Red Sox built the Sales Academy team in less than three weeks — 75% faster than before — and increased promotion rates by 30%, from roughly one quarter to one third of the class, while maintaining an…
What tools did this team use?
HireVue, OnDemand video interviewing software.
What results were reported?
Sales Academy build speed improvement: 75% faster; Sales Academy build time with HireVue: less than three weeks; Sales Academy build time without HireVue: at least eight weeks; Promotion rate increase: 30% (source-reported, not independently verified).
What failed first in this deployment?
The traditional hiring approach took at least eight weeks and typically saw only about one quarter of each Sales Academy class promoted into full-time jobs.
How is this recruiting AI workflow structured?
Resume limitations trigger change → OnDemand video interviewing → Sales leaders make hiring decisions → Ongoing talent pipeline.