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Type of site | employment website |
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| 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 |
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." The job board hosts the UK's largest CV database of over 14 million CVs. 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.
In 2014 & 2015 CV-Library appeared in The Sunday Times’ Profit Track 100 list of businesses with the fastest growing profits in the UK. 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.
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.
History※
Biggins co-founded CV-Library Ltd in 2000 with Brian Wakem, using £9,000 bank loan. The business made no money in its first few years and "started to gain traction in 2004."
As of 2017, the business is worth an estimated £200 million, and is the third-largest employment website in the UK. It boasts the 2nd largest CV database in the UK of over 12 million CVs.
Biggins is now the sole owner of the business, "after completing seven-figure internal buyout in 2013." In 2016, the business rolled out three regional offices, expanding its presence to London, Birmingham and Manchester. 2017 saw the company launch in Ireland.
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. 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.
See also※
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- ^ "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.