Case Study: London Sport achieves fairer, faster hiring with Applied

London Sport get their hiring into shape by ditching CVs

London Sport, a partner to London’s local authorities and agencies supporting less active Londoners, wanted a hiring process that better reflected its values of fairness and helped build a team representative of the city it serves. Working with Applied, the team moved away from relying on CVs and cover letters, which they felt were poor predictors of talent and prone to unconscious bias, while also needing a solution that was manageable for a small team.

Applied replaced manual CV blinding with a fully anonymized, CV-free hiring process, saving London Sport around 1.5 days per hire and reducing admin burden. The switch led to strong candidate feedback, a 9/10 average process rating, 100% retention of Applied hires, 50% more applications from ethnically diverse candidates, and an 80% increase in interview quality, helping London Sport hire more fairly and efficiently.

London Sport

Chris Anderson

Head of Grants & Governance