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.[1] The job board hosts the UK's largest CV database of over 14 million CVs.[2] CV-Library is based in Fleet, Hampshire.
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Type of site | employment website |
|---|---|
| Available in | UK, US |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Fleet, Hampshire |
| Owner | Lee Biggins |
| Founder(s) | Lee Biggins and Brian Wakem |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Active |
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.[3]
In 2014 & 2015 CV-Library appeared in The Sunday Times’ Profit Track 100 list of businesses with the fastest growing profits in the UK.[4][5] 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.[6][7]
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.[8][9]
History
editBiggins co-founded CV-Library Ltd in 2000 with Brian Wakem, using a £9,000 bank loan.[10] The business made no money in its first few years and started to gain traction in 2004.[1]
As of 2017, the business is worth an estimated £200 million, and is the third-largest employment website in the UK.[1] It boasts the 2nd largest CV database in the UK of over 12 million CVs.[2]
Biggins is now the sole owner of the business, after completing a seven-figure internal buyout in 2013.[11] In 2016, the business rolled out three regional offices, expanding its presence to London,[12] Birmingham and Manchester.[13] 2017 saw the company launch in Ireland.[14]
Resume-Library
editIn 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.[15] 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.[16][17]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "UK: CV-Library hits new milestone with over 13 million CVs on record". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Cv-library.co.uk Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "CV-Library features in the Sunday Times Profit Track 100 league table | Onrec". www.onrec.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ TWK. "League table - Fast Track". Fast Track. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ "CV Library: Candidates embrace mobile recruitment - HRreview". 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "CV-Library's Lee Biggins Named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist". 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Clawson, Trevor. "Small Beginnings - How CV-Library Built An £18m Revenue Business From A £9,000 Loan". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Biggins buys out CV-Library co-founder Wakem". Recruiter. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "CV-Library opens office in London - Recruitment International". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Begum, Shelina (2016-06-03). "City centre opening for CV Library". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "CV -Library in Ireland". theglobalrecruiter.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ "Hello, Boston! CV-Library's Sister Site, Resume-Library, Opens in Boston - Recruitment Insight". 2016-05-02. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Business Awards - Golden Bridge Awards". www.goldenbridgeawards.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "CV-Library's Global Brand Awarded 'Start-up of the Year' - Recruitment International". Retrieved 2016-08-12.