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CV-Library.co.uk
Type of site
employment website
Available inUK, US
Founded2000
HeadquartersFleet, Hampshire
OwnerLee Biggins
Founder(s)Lee Biggins and Brian Wakem
URLwww.cv-library.co.uk
CommercialYes

CV-Library is a UK job board that was launched in October 2000 as one of the country’s first employment websites. As of 2016, the business is worth an estimated £200 million, and is the third-largest employment website in the UK.[2] The job board hosts the UK’s largest CV database of over 12 million CVs.[3] CV-Library is based in Fleet, Hampshire.

The website is an example of vertical search. As of 2016 CV-Library is one of the top 500 most visited websites in the UK according to alexa.com.[4]

In 2014 & 2015 CV-Library appeared in The Sunday Times’ Profit Track 100 list of businesses with the fastest growing profits in the UK.[5][6] The company also appeared in the 2017 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 list of the 100 private tech companies with the fastest growing sales over the latest three years.[7][8]

The site displays listings from thousands of employment agencies (recruitment consultants), direct employers, ad agencies, staffing firms and associations. In 2011, CV-Library became the first job website to allow candidates to apply for jobs on a mobile device and in 2012.[9][10]

History

Biggins co-founded CV-Library Ltd in 2000 with Brian Wakem, using a £9,000 bank loan.[11] The business made no money in its first few years and started to gain traction in 2004.[2]

As of 2017, the business is worth an estimated £200 million, and is the third-largest employment website in the UK.[2] It boasts the largest CV database in the UK of over 12 million CVs.[3]

Biggins is now the sole owner of the business, after completing a seven-figure internal buyout in 2013.[12] In 2016, the business rolled out three regional offices, expanding its presence to London,[13] Birmingham and Manchester.[14] 2017 saw the company launch in Ireland.[15]

Resume-Library

In 2015, Biggins launched Resume-Library, a global sister site to UK-based CV-Library, and in May 2016 Resume-Library opened its first US office in Boston, MA.[16] In July 2016 Resume-Library was awarded the Silver Award for Startup of the Year, at the US-based Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards.[17][18]

CV-Library and Resume-Library are examples of an Employment Website.

Services

Services include job search, job trends, resume upload, storage and search, industry trends, salary search, job competition index, training courses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "cv-library.co.uk Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Rugs to riches: The carpet seller who became a multimillionaire". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  3. ^ a b "CV-Library reaches a key milestone, with 12 million CVs now on its database". Retrieved 2017-10-19. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Cv-library.co.uk Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. ^ "CV-Library features in the Sunday Times Profit Track 100 league table | Onrec". www.onrec.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  6. ^ "CV Library named among UK's 100 most profitable businesses - Young Guns by Startups.co.uk: Start up a successful business". 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  7. ^ "CV-Library listed as one of the UK's fastest growing private technology companies by The Sunday Times | Onrec". www.onrec.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  8. ^ TWK. "League table - Fast Track". Fast Track. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  9. ^ "CV Library: Candidates embrace mobile recruitment - HRreview". 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  10. ^ "CV-Library's Lee Biggins Named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist". 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  11. ^ Clawson, Trevor. "Small Beginnings - How CV-Library Built An £18m Revenue Business From A £9,000 Loan". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  12. ^ "Biggins buys out CV-Library co-founder Wakem". Recruiter. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  13. ^ "CV-Library opens office in London - Recruitment International". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  14. ^ Begum, Shelina (2016-06-03). "City centre opening for CV Library". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  15. ^ http://www.fidgetmedia.co.uk, Chris Meakes -. "CV -Library in Ireland". theglobalrecruiter.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  16. ^ "Hello, Boston! CV-Library's Sister Site, Resume-Library, Opens in Boston - Recruitment Insight". 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  17. ^ "Business Awards - Golden Bridge Awards". www.goldenbridgeawards.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  18. ^ "CV-Library's Global Brand Awarded 'Start-up of the Year' - Recruitment International". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
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