CV-Library

CV-Library.co.uk
Type of site
 employment website
Available in UK, US
Founded 2000
Owner Lee Biggins
Founder(s) Lee Biggins and Brian Wakem
Website www.cv-library.co.uk
Alexa rank Increase 281 (October 2016)[1]
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 £100 million, and is the third-largest employment website in the UK, with a CV database of over 10 million CVs.[2]

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 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.[4][5]

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[6][7] 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.[8] 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.[2]

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.[2] 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.[9] In 2016, the business rolled out three regional offices, expanding its presence to London,[10] Birmingham and Manchester.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13][14]

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "cv-library.co.uk Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rugs to riches: The carpet seller who became a multimillionaire". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  3. ↑ http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.cv-library.co.uk
  4. ↑ "CV-Library features in the Sunday Times Profit Track 100 league table | Onrec". www.onrec.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "CV Library: Candidates embrace mobile recruitment - HRreview". 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  7. ↑ "CV-Library's Lee Biggins Named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist". 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  8. ↑ Clawson, Trevor. "Small Beginnings - How CV-Library Built An £18m Revenue Business From A £9,000 Loan". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  9. ↑ "Biggins buys out CV-Library co-founder Wakem". Recruiter. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "CV-Library opens office in London - Recruitment International". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  11. ↑ Begum, Shelina (2016-06-03). "City centre opening for CV Library". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  12. ↑ "Hello, Boston! CV-Library's Sister Site, Resume-Library, Opens in Boston - Recruitment Insight". 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  13. ↑ "Business Awards - Golden Bridge Awards". www.goldenbridgeawards.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  14. ↑ "CV-Library's Global Brand Awarded 'Start-up of the Year' - Recruitment International". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
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