Type of site employment website Founded 2000 Website www.cv-library.co.uk | Available in UK, US Owner Lee Biggins | |
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Founder(s) Lee Biggins and Brian Wakem | ||
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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 £100 million, and is the third-largest employment website in the UK, with a CV database of over 10 million CVs.
Contents
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 March 2015, CV-Library moved past TotalJobs to become the second largest website in terms of UK jobs listed behind Reed. 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 site aggregates job 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 CV-Library is based in Fleet, Hampshire.
History
Biggins co-founded CV-Library Ltd in 2000 with Brian Wakem, using a £9,000 bank loan. Initial hands-on marketing techniques included local flyer distribution, and this helped to lift the business off the ground. The business made no money in its first few years and started to gain traction in 2004.
As of 2016, the business is worth an estimated £100 million, and is the third-largest employment website in the UK, with a CV database of over 10 million CVs. The business now bases its headquarters in Biggins’ home town of Fleet, Hampshire, where it has two offices in the Waterfront Business Park.
Biggins is now the sole owner of the business, after completing a seven-figure internal buyout in 2013. In 2016, the business rolled out three regional offices, expanding its presence to London, Birmingham and Manchester.
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.
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 and website forums.