Resume-Library

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Jobboard Finder’s opinion

Summary: Some of you might recognise the colour scheme or the design. Resume Library is a part of the CV-Library group in the UK, only this one is in the US. It is a generalist job board, which focuses on the CV search. Founded in 2013 by Lee Briggins, Resume Library has 2 888 followers on Facebook, 2 055 on Twitter and 5 247 on LinkedIn. Today, the site has over 10 million active US candidates (according to the website). SimilarWeb records a steady 677 460 visitors a month.

Design: The colour-scheme is blue and white, with an owl mascot who pops up frequently. You can look up jobs with the different search sections (keywords, location, salary, publication date, distance, job type or industry) or select a featured employer underneath to see the job offers. They have a company listing, career advice (which leads to the blog), and job alerts. The filters are location, category, keywords and radius. If you click on a category, a more specific category is suggested. When you start looking though the jobs, the search bar moves to the side of the screen and a list of past searches appears below it. Each job shows the job title, location, the company logo and salary. On the company pages, you get an overview of working with the company and their history, with job offers listed below.

The job board objective: Much like the UK version, Resume Library hopes to make it easier for recruiters to sort through CVs and find the right candidates.

Recruiter observations: It’s easy to purchase a job posting slot online.

Jobseeker observations: It’s easy to create an account. Your location is required, but not your phone number.

The job offers: there are over 40 000 job offers online.

Reactivity: There is a phone number for recruiters.

Special features: job alerts; the partnership page; the blog (career advice – in many categories); the app.

Verdict: Resume Library isn’t quite as successful as CV-Library but it’s on its way. As the war on talent continues, it’s a good time to have a large CV database. The site is easy to use but it would be nice to have more filters.

Written by Ali Neill

As the job board tester and blog editor for the Jobboard Finder, Ali works on job boards from all around the world and keeps a close eye on the recruitment trends thanks to a number of sources, including the website's social media pages.