Comments on: TheLadders: Job-board salary fraud?

By: Desesoerate unemployed

Desesoerate unemployed — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:43:57 +0000

Our job search has been horrible. We contacted the Ladders and after paying a $25.00 fee a month, nothing turned into an interview. They offered an exclusive program that garantees a job in 6 months or less, of course after you payed $3,500.00. When I contacted them, they said that they would not hepl me because I’ve been unemployed for 6 months. They regected me. I was devastated. It’s obvious that I was unemployed… that’s why I was willing to pay the money. I don’t trust them anymore and of course, cancelled the subscription.

By: Michael Orr

Michael Orr — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:57:03 +0000

Nick –
Excellent article.
I must confess Surprise this scam works.

I was contacted to pay them to get the fabled “$100K+ jobs”, and immediately smelled a scam:

What logic is there in an employer having a job opening for a high-paying position giving the listing to The Ladders (at all, and let alone exclusively), and agreeing only people who pay The Ladders would see it? as an employer, why would I limit the possible candidates this way?

I kind of think that whoever does not find this scenario suspect, and joins such a “service” needs a common sense and suspicion booster shot

By: sillypaddy

sillypaddy — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:58:49 +0000

Paddy,

Looks like you are the one who needs help since it seems you are getting off on reading about peoples complaints just so you can rush to the side of Ladders defense and for what just for the sake of being different? You are definitely silly and sad.

By: statistics jobs hunters

statistics jobs hunters — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:34:27 +0000

thanks for your Information….

By: On-Line Robbery ... | Job Stalker

On-Line Robbery ... | Job Stalker — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:37:30 +0000

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By: Keith E. Gould

Keith E. Gould — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:47:08 +0000

The Ladders also operates in the United Kingdom. Yes, I did register with them. The experience here is very similar to those reported. Once they get their hooks into you they then escalate the costs. Joining is fee but you can’t seem much (and none of their so called exclusive content). If you pay for the next level of service up you get more access and apparently more utility. You also get the “service” of a free cv (resume) review. Other sources on the net echo my experience. Your cv (resume) is trashed and you are invited to pay even more for a rewrite. I stopped at that point. They’d still be taking fees from me had it not been for their incompetence – they somehow fouled up the billing process and my card issuer declined. I found the comments here encouraging. Someone really does need to expose these shysters. They’re very good at PR even the BBC has run positive stories on them. I’ve never heard of anyone who got a placement through the site.

By: Is the Ladders a Scam? - ERE.net

Is the Ladders a Scam? - ERE.net — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:08:26 +0000

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By: Iesha Giunta

Iesha Giunta — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:48:32 +0000

You made some decent points there. I looked on the internet for the issue and found most individuals will agree with your site.

By: Nick Corcodilos

Nick Corcodilos — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:05:19 +0000

@paddy: Disturbing? Inexcusable? Have you seen the NUMBER of people who have been scammed by TheLadders into applying for “$100k+” jobs that paid far less? THAT is the entire Ladders racket!

T-h-e L-a-d-d-e-r-s i-s l-y-i-n-g s-y-s-t-e-m-a-t-i-c-a-l-l-y.

By: paddy

paddy — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:03:43 +0000

dear tom,

that is certainly disturbing. i can understand your anger at learning the position was not us$100k plus. i do not (contrary to what some others on this blog think) make excuses for theladders – and that is inexcusable. did you question them about the fact it was $60k and not $100k? if you did who did you speak to and what did they say?

paddy