CV-Library is a UK job board that was launched in October 2000 as one of the country’s first

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s. As of 2016, the business is worth an estimated £200 million, and is the third-largest

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

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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

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and in 2012.

History

Biggins co-founded CV-Library Ltd in 2000 with Brian Wakem, using a £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

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 a seven-figure internal buyout in 2013. In 2016, the business rolled out three regional offices, expanding its presence to

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and

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. 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

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of the Year, at the US-based Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards.

External links

Official website
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History

Resume-Library

See also

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