Comments on: The dope on TheLadders http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders The insider's edge on job search & hiring™ | Copyright © 2008 North Bridge Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nick Corcodilos http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-4#comment-30577 Nick Corcodilos Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:36:53 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-30577 @Geoff: Your closing suggestion is right on the money. Go meet people! @Geoff: Your closing suggestion is right on the money. Go meet people!

]]> By: Geoff http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-4#comment-30511 Geoff Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:10:02 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-30511 Have had similar negative experience with Job Fox. Fortunately, the "basic" profile does not require a fee. But boy are they PUSHY about wanting to critique my resume and getting me access to the "real" jobs that I can't see because I'm only a basic member. And how about USAJobs.com - not a "scam" but let's face it what a time waster - enter they abyss. That's the recurring theme here whether it's the Ladders, Job Fox, or any other site, internet job searches are a joke-- a very, very low return on your investment of time. Great if you're in H.R. and have access to the delete key, but no so great if you're a job seeker with five hours of resume and profile tweek time to kill. Save your money. Join a book club, a tennis association, or go have a drink at the bar. You'll probably meet more people there that can help you with your career than you'll ever meet at Ladders.com. Have had similar negative experience with Job Fox. Fortunately, the “basic” profile does not require a fee. But boy are they PUSHY about wanting to critique my resume and getting me access to the “real” jobs that I can’t see because I’m only a basic member. And how about USAJobs.com – not a “scam” but let’s face it what a time waster – enter they abyss. That’s the recurring theme here whether it’s the Ladders, Job Fox, or any other site, internet job searches are a joke– a very, very low return on your investment of time. Great if you’re in H.R. and have access to the delete key, but no so great if you’re a job seeker with five hours of resume and profile tweek time to kill. Save your money. Join a book club, a tennis association, or go have a drink at the bar. You’ll probably meet more people there that can help you with your career than you’ll ever meet at Ladders.com.

]]> By: Bob McN http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-4#comment-29955 Bob McN Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:07:52 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-29955 Sure wish I googled "The ladders Scam" and found this blog before I gave these crooks my credit card last March. They billed my credit card four times before I caught (shame on me) They have it all worked out! I call BOA to dispute the charges and the bank got the ladders on the phone the ladders has all of their legal butts covered. here is the ladders response: I checked your record and see that when you signed up for the wrong membership length, you asked how you could set your account to not renew and we told you to do so through your Account Settings. This account has no record of a cancellation. Our records show that your final charge was on 1/30 for $75. Just a reminder, your account expires on 4/30. We'll automatically downgrade you to our Basic level of service (which is completely free!) after your expiration date. Here at TheLadders.com all our Premium memberships are set to auto-renew - this is stated on the confirmation email you received when you first upgraded, as well as on our payment page. You can re-visit our upgrade page (listed below) to see the auto-renew policy outlined. (Please note that you will have to log out of your account completely before you are able to view this page.) Has anyone out there pursued the State attorney's office with these bottom feeders? They should not be allowed to keep ripping off people. Sure wish I googled “The ladders Scam” and found this blog before I gave these crooks my credit card last March. They billed my credit card four times before I caught (shame on me) They have it all worked out! I call BOA to dispute the charges and the bank got the ladders on the phone the ladders has all of their legal butts covered.

here is the ladders response: I checked your record and see that when you signed up for the wrong membership length, you asked how you could set your account to not renew and we told you to do so through your Account Settings. This account has no record of a cancellation.

Our records show that your final charge was on 1/30 for $75. Just a reminder, your account expires on 4/30. We’ll automatically downgrade you to our Basic level of service (which is completely free!) after your expiration date.

Here at TheLadders.com all our Premium memberships are set to auto-renew – this is stated on the confirmation email you received when you first upgraded, as well as on our payment page. You can re-visit our upgrade page (listed below) to see the auto-renew policy outlined. (Please note that you will have to log out of your account completely before you are able to view this page.)

Has anyone out there pursued the State attorney’s office with these bottom feeders? They should not be allowed to keep ripping off people.

]]> By: Tony Benedict http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-4#comment-29882 Tony Benedict Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:41:14 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-29882 I'm so glad to have found this site and read all of the responses on theladders.com. They are such a rip off. The jobs advertised pay much less than the $100k advertised and I was dumb enough to pay for their resume service, only to have zero responses. The ladders will eventually be sued by a law firm who's smart enough to collect enough names to bring a class action against them for fraud. I’m so glad to have found this site and read all of the responses on theladders.com. They are such a rip off. The jobs advertised pay much less than the $100k advertised and I was dumb enough to pay for their resume service, only to have zero responses. The ladders will eventually be sued by a law firm who’s smart enough to collect enough names to bring a class action against them for fraud.

]]> By: Deelon Royster http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-4#comment-29695 Deelon Royster Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:02:43 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-29695 They got a TV add going now. More will fall for this scam. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck its a duck. And the Ladders sure looks like a scam on first glance. There are so many scams going now. Real estate is another one. People are losing there jobs and losing there houses and are desprate and will bite on anything. The scam artist are cashing in on peoples desperation and law enforcement is not able to keep up. I know of lots of 100K + jobs. It takes many years of study, many years of hard work and sacrifice to do this. Then people will be asking you to work for them because they highly value what you offer. Paying a scam artist will just make you poorer and worse off. They got a TV add going now. More will fall for this scam. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck its a duck. And the Ladders sure looks like a scam on first glance. There are so many scams going now. Real estate is another one. People are losing there jobs and losing there houses and are desprate and will bite on anything. The scam artist are cashing in on peoples desperation and law enforcement is not able to keep up. I know of lots of 100K + jobs. It takes many years of study, many years of hard work and sacrifice to do this. Then people will be asking you to work for them because they highly value what you offer. Paying a scam artist will just make you poorer and worse off.

]]> By: Mike http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-4#comment-29452 Mike Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:20:36 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-29452 You should be aware that Ladders.com has an automatic renewal policy where they charge you virtually 'at will'. The policy states that you have 3 days from the billing statement to cancel, but they DO NOT notify you when the charge has been made. So, unless you monitor your credit card activity very closely (i.e. every day), you'll miss it, since the only way for you to see the charges is in your statement, and by then it's too late. They are also very rigid with this policy and absolutely refuse any refunds, which is disingenuous in the least, since they try to woo exec-level customers. You should be aware that Ladders.com has an automatic renewal policy where they charge you virtually ‘at will’. The policy states that you have 3 days from the billing statement to cancel, but they DO NOT notify you when the charge has been made. So, unless you monitor your credit card activity very closely (i.e. every day), you’ll miss it, since the only way for you to see the charges is in your statement, and by then it’s too late.
They are also very rigid with this policy and absolutely refuse any refunds, which is disingenuous in the least, since they try to woo exec-level customers.

]]> By: Nic http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-3#comment-27994 Nic Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:37:32 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-27994 @Nick I agree, and have to admit that alone says everything about the potential employee pool! @Nick I agree, and have to admit that alone says everything about the potential employee pool!

]]> By: Nick Corcodilos http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-3#comment-27993 Nick Corcodilos Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:34:26 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-27993 @Nic: The number of visits to this thread is astonishing and just keeps growing. @Nic: The number of visits to this thread is astonishing and just keeps growing.

]]> By: Nic http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-3#comment-27992 Nic Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:15:01 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-27992 @Jily Bean have you seen the length of this thread? Who requires a book of repeated escapades to get a single issue across? There is such a thing a $100K plus individual should possess in the first place, that is educated judgment. Anyone who would pay for what is being described here in the first place gets exactly what he or she deserves. @Jily Bean have you seen the length of this thread? Who requires a book of repeated escapades to get a single issue across? There is such a thing a $100K plus individual should possess in the first place, that is educated judgment. Anyone who would pay for what is being described here in the first place gets exactly what he or she deserves.

]]> By: Jily Bean http://corcodilos.com/blog/311/the-dope-on-theladders/comment-page-3#comment-27987 Jily Bean Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:51:57 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=311#comment-27987 @Nic - this thread is not worked to death, it has been invaluable to many who have saved money due it highlighting the scam of the Ladders. Feel free to proceed Nic, but Nick Corcodilos please keep these stories coming and most of us value what you right. As for the colourful language, it usually means a sheer sign of a lack of vocabulary. Ladders still advertising in the UK, using lots of spin and generalised, automated emails to entice people to spend with them to view jobs that are free to look at elsewhere!! BIG CON! @Nic – this thread is not worked to death, it has been invaluable to many who have saved money due it highlighting the scam of the Ladders. Feel free to proceed Nic, but Nick Corcodilos please keep these stories coming and most of us value what you right.
As for the colourful language, it usually means a sheer sign of a lack of vocabulary.
Ladders still advertising in the UK, using lots of spin and generalised, automated emails to entice people to spend with them to view jobs that are free to look at elsewhere!! BIG CON!

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