CV-Library explained

CV-Library.co.uk
Commercial:Yes
Type:employment website
Language:UK, US
Founded:2000
Headquarters:Fleet, Hampshire
Current Status:Active
Founder:Lee Biggins and Brian Wakem
Owner:Lee Biggins

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.

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

Biggins 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.

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.

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

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.[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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugs to riches: The carpet seller who became a multimillionaire. BBC News. 2016-08-12.
  2. News: UK: CV-Library hits new milestone with over 13 million CVs on record. 2017-10-19. en.
  3. Web site: Cv-library.co.uk Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa. www.alexa.com. 11 September 2018. 24 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424051732/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.cv-library.co.uk. dead.
  4. Web site: CV-Library features in the Sunday Times Profit Track 100 league table Onrec. www.onrec.com. 2016-08-12.
  5. Web site: CV Library named among UK's 100 most profitable businesses - Young Guns by Startups.co.uk: Start up a successful business. 2015-08-03. en-US. 2016-08-12.
  6. Web site: CV-Library listed as one of the UK’s fastest growing private technology companies by The Sunday Times Onrec. www.onrec.com. 2018-01-05.
  7. News: League table - Fast Track. TWK. Fast Track. 2018-01-05. en-GB. 2017-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914135121/http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/league-tables/tech-track-100/league-table. dead.
  8. Web site: CV Library: Candidates embrace mobile recruitment - HRreview. 2013-07-24. en-GB. 2016-08-12.
  9. Web site: CV-Library’s Lee Biggins Named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. 2016-04-25. en-GB. 2016-08-12.
  10. Web site: Small Beginnings - How CV-Library Built An £18m Revenue Business From A £9,000 Loan. Clawson. Trevor. 2016-08-12.
  11. Web site: Biggins buys out CV-Library co-founder Wakem. 26 September 2013. Recruiter. 12 August 2016.
  12. Web site: CV-Library opens office in London - Recruitment International. 2016-08-12.
  13. Web site: City centre opening for CV Library. Begum. Shelina. 2016-06-03. 2016-08-12.
  14. Web site: CV -Library in Ireland. theglobalrecruiter.com. en. 2018-01-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063513/http://theglobalrecruiter.com/news/new-launch-as-website-expands/8597. 2018-01-06. dead.
  15. Web site: Hello, Boston! CV-Library’s Sister Site, Resume-Library, Opens in Boston - Recruitment Insight. 2016-05-02. en-US. 2016-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827024905/http://www.cv-library.co.uk/recruitment-insight/hello-boston/. 2016-08-27. dead.
  16. Web site: Business Awards - Golden Bridge Awards. www.goldenbridgeawards.com. 2016-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814191346/http://www.goldenbridgeawards.com/world/. 2016-08-14. dead.
  17. Web site: CV-Library’s Global Brand Awarded ‘Start-up of the Year’ - Recruitment International. 2016-08-12.

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