Comments on: Stumbling down the rungs of TheLadders http://unqualified.org/life/stumbling-down-the-rungs-of-theladders/ Where Technology & Communications Intersect Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barbara Saunders http://unqualified.org/life/stumbling-down-the-rungs-of-theladders/comment-page-1/#comment-8910 Barbara Saunders Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:49:51 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=279#comment-8910 Ah ... marketing. The target market for a job site that promises "$100K+ jobs" is not people who have $100K+ jobs, as J. Hansen says. Even those people who did get those jobs on a fluke are probably smart enough to know that their best shot is trying to generate another fluke (while also pursuing humbler opportunities.) Ah … marketing. The target market for a job site that promises “$100K+ jobs” is not people who have $100K+ jobs, as J. Hansen says. Even those people who did get those jobs on a fluke are probably smart enough to know that their best shot is trying to generate another fluke (while also pursuing humbler opportunities.)

]]> By: J. Hansen http://unqualified.org/life/stumbling-down-the-rungs-of-theladders/comment-page-1/#comment-7837 J. Hansen Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:27:08 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=279#comment-7837 Um.....I work for a large defense company that also does substantial work in the private sector, and I have been involved in recruiting (on the side, when I can afford to timewise...) and the word on the street is that particuliarly in today's job market, you would be a fool to advertise on the "Theladders.com" (pay for it) or seek jobs there....it's just another way to make money, real companies have dedicated staff that manage the websites, jobsites and flood of resume's and CV's...TheLadders isn't really doing the industry, especially the 100k+ industry any favors, because anyone that can get into that sort of job, knows how to get another one, if they don't they just got lucky and shouldn't be in the 'cadre'......tenancity and being smart will get you ahead way better than TheLadders...save your money for the dry cleaning. Um…..I work for a large defense company that also does substantial work in the private sector, and I have been involved in recruiting (on the side, when I can afford to timewise…) and the word on the street is that particuliarly in today’s job market, you would be a fool to advertise on the “Theladders.com” (pay for it) or seek jobs there….it’s just another way to make money, real companies have dedicated staff that manage the websites, jobsites and flood of resume’s and CV’s…TheLadders isn’t really doing the industry, especially the 100k+ industry any favors, because anyone that can get into that sort of job, knows how to get another one, if they don’t they just got lucky and shouldn’t be in the ‘cadre’……tenancity and being smart will get you ahead way better than TheLadders…save your money for the dry cleaning.

]]> By: The Ladders Resume Writing Service – Scam or Not? | Advertisables.com http://unqualified.org/life/stumbling-down-the-rungs-of-theladders/comment-page-1/#comment-7822 The Ladders Resume Writing Service – Scam or Not? | Advertisables.com Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:33:25 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=279#comment-7822 [...] Stumbling down the rungs of TheLadders [...] [...] Stumbling down the rungs of TheLadders [...]

]]> By: J.D. http://unqualified.org/life/stumbling-down-the-rungs-of-theladders/comment-page-1/#comment-7813 J.D. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:16:01 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=279#comment-7813 Another ladders scam - really a scam perpetrated by recruiters but aided and abetted by almost all online boards - is posting ideal job descriptions to attract "inventory," without actual jobs backing up those postings. Another ladders scam – really a scam perpetrated by recruiters but aided and abetted by almost all online boards – is posting ideal job descriptions to attract “inventory,” without actual jobs backing up those postings.

]]> By: Meg Guiseppi http://unqualified.org/life/stumbling-down-the-rungs-of-theladders/comment-page-1/#comment-7806 Meg Guiseppi Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:27:24 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=279#comment-7806 Thank you for pointing a finger at The Ladders. You may be interested in Jason Alba's post a few months ago, The Ladders Scam (http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/05/28/the-ladders-scam/) And take a look at the 60 comments, mostly from careers industry professionals and resume writers who've been plagued by those Ladders' free critiques that lambaste the work of even the very best of us, as a routine part of their resume writing hawking. Many, many overwhelmed executive job seekers have received the same template criticisms. The "reviewers" don't seem to actually be reviewing the resumes they criticize. I hope your post helps more people understand what The Ladders is all about and quit wasting time and money over there. Thank you for pointing a finger at The Ladders.

You may be interested in Jason Alba’s post a few months ago, The Ladders Scam (http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/05/28/the-ladders-scam/)

And take a look at the 60 comments, mostly from careers industry professionals and resume writers who’ve been plagued by those Ladders’ free critiques that lambaste the work of even the very best of us, as a routine part of their resume writing hawking. Many, many overwhelmed executive job seekers have received the same template criticisms. The “reviewers” don’t seem to actually be reviewing the resumes they criticize.

I hope your post helps more people understand what The Ladders is all about and quit wasting time and money over there.

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