LaddersReviews of theladders.com

Not a great experience. I expected much better results from a service that's specifically marketed towards upwardly mobile professionals. - Expected more feedback from Ladder service reps - Excepted more feedback from recruiters - Not enough postings in my sector - Too many job postings require paid subscription upgrades, which limits opportunities for unemployed job seekers.

I have been a paid member of The Ladders in the past and received zero responses from the many applications I sent. Of course, The Ladders can't guarantee a response. However, paying for a service (versus applying on Indeed.com or Careerbuilder for free) is useless if you don't receive responses or feedback on your applications. I don't recommend The Ladders.

I joined Ladders around January 5. So far I received less positions than from Indeed or Dice, no "inside" positions. Why pay for this ? Indeed, Dice, Monster, etc. are free. I need a proof that Ladders can give me at least 3-4 positions for these 3 trial month that I cannot get with free sites- otherwise I will stop my participation and give very negative review.

The Ladders has good articles from time to time, otherwise it has been a come-on for money.

- old postings. - i don't like that i have to classify my search by "GM Operations" (for example). i find many jobs that are classified in "technology" "finance" or other categories. - many recruiters are not recruiters but resume 'farmers' who i learned claim to have a retained search ongoing - when they indeed do not. - international search by country missing. (need to be able to choose multiple countries.)

I find the Same jobs on other websites and other free websites have significantly more $100k+ jobs than this one. On the app, I don't like that one needs to select a function category first and then a keyword. I would prefer the function be an option. Some job function categories span multiple functions or are not listed. Example: Director of Sales and Operation can be finance, sales or operations. If you're looking for this keyword, you have to search each function instead of one massive search for everything in the database.

I ended up getting a 6-figure job using my own network resources. If this service paid more attention to some sort of network then it would be effective. Only about 5-10% of interviews come from simply applying. The rest comes from network and timing (expanding, moving, etc). If you don't have a point of contact in HR or hiring the odds are not in your favor. This service has none of that, it is simply a 6-figure jobs board and half-way done application service.

Five years in, still looking for a job. Maybe not TheLadders's fault, but they sure aren't helping.