Comments on: TheLadders: Going down? http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down The insider's edge on job search & hiring™ | Copyright © 2008 North Bridge Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:22:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-30988 Sarah Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:22:18 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-30988 I disagree about the resume writing service. I used it a couple of years ago and they completely transformed my resume to the point that I was shocked at how well they communicated my accomplishments. If you've had an issue with the service it's probably because you didn't provide enough information in the worksheet. I sent them an extremely detailed worksheet listing out everything I did and told them to work their magic and they did. To me, it was worth every penny. I never expected the result to be anywhere near what they returned. I'm currently a consultant making over 125K a year and I do attribute some of the success to the resume. I've had many employers tell me how well written my resume is along with my accomplishments. You get out of it what you put into it. If you give them 1 page of garbage, what do you expect them to do with it. As for the same style and such, what do you expect? Most people have the same type of resume. It's not the style of the template, it's the way you communicate what you have done. I honestly think you expected too much and didn't put in the effort needed to get the results I did. I disagree about the resume writing service. I used it a couple of years ago and they completely transformed my resume to the point that I was shocked at how well they communicated my accomplishments.

If you’ve had an issue with the service it’s probably because you didn’t provide enough information in the worksheet. I sent them an extremely detailed worksheet listing out everything I did and told them to work their magic and they did.

To me, it was worth every penny. I never expected the result to be anywhere near what they returned.

I’m currently a consultant making over 125K a year and I do attribute some of the success to the resume. I’ve had many employers tell me how well written my resume is along with my accomplishments.

You get out of it what you put into it. If you give them 1 page of garbage, what do you expect them to do with it.

As for the same style and such, what do you expect? Most people have the same type of resume. It’s not the style of the template, it’s the way you communicate what you have done. I honestly think you expected too much and didn’t put in the effort needed to get the results I did.

]]> By: Peter http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-30534 Peter Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:23:00 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-30534 I've subscribed to the ladders twice and I've discussed this comment with other job seekers that have a subscribed to the service. For the most part it's search engine trolling company websites for jobs---that's all. Second, we've noticed that everytime there's a position with a salary of $200-$400 thousand, the company is confidential and it is almost always a 'ladders exclusive'---what a come on. I’ve subscribed to the ladders twice and I’ve discussed this comment with other job seekers that have a subscribed to the service. For the most part it’s search engine trolling company websites for jobs—that’s all. Second, we’ve noticed that everytime there’s a position with a salary of $200-$400 thousand, the company is confidential and it is almost always a ‘ladders exclusive’—what a come on.

]]> By: Nick Corcodilos http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-27266 Nick Corcodilos Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:45:36 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-27266 @Tom: You're not the first one to try that test. Others have sent Ladder a Ladders-written resume for "critique" - and they say they've received similar boilerplate to the critique on their original submission. Can you spell "boiler room?" Thanks for posting. @Tom: You’re not the first one to try that test. Others have sent Ladder a Ladders-written resume for “critique” – and they say they’ve received similar boilerplate to the critique on their original submission.

Can you spell “boiler room?”

Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Tom http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-27264 Tom Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:05:27 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-27264 TheLadders resume services was incredibly poor. I'm not even sure where to start. They said I'd have my new resume in line 5 days. After 7 I contacted them and 2 days later it was my exact resume, with some new material that I wrote, simply reformatted. After some back and forth, received a decent resume. I then tried to upload the resume to Ladders and it was incompatible with the upload. Unreal. The whole process and experience was awful and Ii will never use there service again and will gladly share my experience and dissuade anyone from using the site. I have VERY good experience yet not one recruiter contacted me nor did any submission through Ladders was every followed up and.or replied. As a test, I submitted the Ladders written resume for a critique and received the same from letter about a resume THEY wrote. TheLadders resume services was incredibly poor. I’m not even sure where to start. They said I’d have my new resume in line 5 days. After 7 I contacted them and 2 days later it was my exact resume, with some new material that I wrote, simply reformatted. After some back and forth, received a decent resume. I then tried to upload the resume to Ladders and it was incompatible with the upload. Unreal.

The whole process and experience was awful and Ii will never use there service again and will gladly share my experience and dissuade anyone from using the site.

I have VERY good experience yet not one recruiter contacted me nor did any submission through Ladders was every followed up and.or replied.

As a test, I submitted the Ladders written resume for a critique and received the same from letter about a resume THEY wrote.

]]> By: Chuck http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-26535 Chuck Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:48:15 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-26535 Folks please beware, sits like theladder.com, corp-corp.com are scam sits. What they do is to use your resume for their purposes. This is really the new low. Folks please beware, sits like theladder.com, corp-corp.com are scam sits. What they do is to use your resume for their purposes.

This is really the new low.

]]> By: Sarah Jennings http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-19974 Sarah Jennings Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:15:33 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-19974 i received the exact same resume critique form letter as my husband. I got a second opinion, and ended up hiring debbie at fishbowlresume to do my resume. Her rates were much more affordable, and my husband was so impressed he also had her do a resume for him (this is after having the ladders write his resume!) I just wish we had known about their (ladders) shady tactics) before my hubby hired them! i received the exact same resume critique form letter as my husband. I got a second opinion, and ended up hiring debbie at fishbowlresume to do my resume. Her rates were much more affordable, and my husband was so impressed he also had her do a resume for him (this is after having the ladders write his resume!)

I just wish we had known about their (ladders) shady tactics) before my hubby hired them!

]]> By: Dustin http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-16295 Dustin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:13:44 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-16295 I got hit with an auto-renew to their site and asked to cancel my service and pro-rate the charge and refund the rest. Apparently, by the time I got the bill it was six days after the start of the period so they could do nothing for me (3 days is fine). Their auto-renew tactics are shady as they lock you into the service. I got hit with an auto-renew to their site and asked to cancel my service and pro-rate the charge and refund the rest. Apparently, by the time I got the bill it was six days after the start of the period so they could do nothing for me (3 days is fine).

Their auto-renew tactics are shady as they lock you into the service.

]]> By: Austin http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-11121 Austin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:15:37 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-11121 Just caught TheLadders billing my credit card for $180 after I cancelled DURING the free trial. Their postings are old and non responsive, I got more results doing my own networking. Just caught TheLadders billing my credit card for $180 after I cancelled DURING the free trial. Their postings are old and non responsive, I got more results doing my own networking.

]]> By: Judy http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-11074 Judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:40:30 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-11074 TheLadders stinks. The jobs advertised in my city paid nothing near the promised six-figure salary. Then they surprised me by auto-renewing my subscription, and when I complained, I got a dandy little form letter saying that customers love their auto-renew feature. Now I get the satisfaction of using the Internet and sites like this to warn others: save your money and don't spend it on TheLadders. TheLadders stinks. The jobs advertised in my city paid nothing near the promised six-figure salary. Then they surprised me by auto-renewing my subscription, and when I complained, I got a dandy little form letter saying that customers love their auto-renew feature. Now I get the satisfaction of using the Internet and sites like this to warn others: save your money and don’t spend it on TheLadders.

]]> By: The Ladders Scam | Career Management Alliance Blog http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down/comment-page-1#comment-10478 The Ladders Scam | Career Management Alliance Blog Thu, 28 May 2009 17:43:37 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/19/theladders-going-down#comment-10478 [...] Ask the Headhunter himself, Nick Corcodilos, has two enlightening posts on the Ladders - one called TheLadders: Going down? (15 comments) and the other is the dope on TheLadders (95 comments).  Nick DOES NOT like The [...] [...] Ask the Headhunter himself, Nick Corcodilos, has two enlightening posts on the Ladders – one called TheLadders: Going down? (15 comments) and the other is the dope on TheLadders (95 comments).  Nick DOES NOT like The [...]

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