TheLadders.com
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Job search engine |
| Founded | July 1, 2003 New York City |
| Founder | Marc Cenedella, CEO |
| Headquarters | New York City , US |
| Website | www |
Ladders, Inc. is a United States–based company providing career news, advice, and tools and an online job search service.[1] Their search service only lists vetted job offers with annual salaries of $100,000 or more.
History
[edit]Ladders, originally named UpLadder, was founded in July 2003 by current CEO Marc Cenedella to fill a perceived void in the executive online job-seeking market.[2]
In 2009, Ladders was the recipient of a Webby Award in the employment category.[3]
On April 25, 2017, the company launched Ladders News, a newsroom of about 10 that operates independently of the main company to produce daily journalism about the way work is changing around the world.[4]
In 2017, Comscore data from January to May 2017 revealed Ladders, Inc., to be the fastest-growing jobs site in the U.S., based on sites with more than 1 million visitors and showing over 77 percent growth within the published time period[5]
On March 6, 2020, Ladders, Inc., was featured in a Washington Post article highlighting the decision of CEO Marc Cenedella to proactively put the company in a simulated COVID-19 lockdown. All employees were required to work remotely from their homes and apartments, in training for what was at the time only a potential future requirement for businesses in New York City.[6]
Operations and business model
[edit]Ladders is headquartered in New York City, New York.[7]
Ladders seeks to make its listings more useful to employers seeking executive personnel by utilizing a reverse business model that caters to the high-end job seeker.
Ladders charges employees and job seekers a subscription fee, but does offer some services and features with free sign up; and it is continually adding new content and features; these include an AI-powered resume optimization feature and a LinkedIn profile optimization feature.[8][6]
Although usually referred to as a paid service, Ladders utilizes a broader business model:
- Basic membership: Users sign up with Ladders and receive access to the company's search engine, which targets jobs based on information provided by the user during sign up, and based on further updates and information provided by the user after sign up. Basic users gain full access to a daily inbox delivery of the Ladders News product, career resources, job applications limited to jobs marked "Apply for Free" that appear in search results, expert advice, business leadership interviews and career insights.[9][10][11]
- Premium membership: Paid subscribers gain full access to job applications appearing in search results, a series of features exclusive to premium membership, and exclusive discounts and offers.[12]
Casual site visitors have access to job search resources, including 73 downloadable, job-specific, resume example templates, a resume review tool, company information search, and career advice.
Membership networking and job referrals among all members is encouraged through available features.[13]
Ladders also collects resumes and profiles which become available to recruiters signed up to their business-to-business division, Ladders Recruiter. As members, recruiters can post and promote available jobs and source members from the Ladders' database.[14]
Ladders News
[edit]On April 25, 2017, the company launched Ladders News, a newsroom that operates independently of the main company. Ladders News produces daily journalism about work-related topics and topics related to the future of work such as remote work, economic changes, and millennials in the workplace.[4]
Key people
[edit]Marc Cenedella
[edit]Marc Cenedella is an American businessman and political candidate who is the founding-CEO of Ladders.[15][16] He is also the founder of social app Knozen[17][18] and has authored or co-authored several books.
Cenedella graduated with a B.A. in political science from Yale University in 1992.[19][20] He later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1998,[21][20] where he was named a Baker Scholar.[22] Early in his career, Cenedella founded Forbes Pacifica Trading Company, an import-export business.[23][24] He sold his interest in the company after graduating from Harvard Business School.[24] Cenedella also worked for The Riverside Company, eventually becoming associate vice president of the organization.[20][25][24] In 2000, Cenedella joined HotJobs, eventually becoming Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations.[26][24] At the end of 2001, Cenedella orchestrated the sale of HotJobs to Yahoo! for $436 million.[27][28]
Soon after leaving HotJobs, Cenedella teamed up with Alexandre Douzet and Andrew Koch,[26][29] to create an online job search service aimed at $100K+ professionals. The company was launched under the name The Ladders in August 2003.[15][30]
On October 10, 2011, then New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cenedella was part of his ten-strong "Council on Tech" to help drive the city toward greater tech growth.[31] In 2012, Cenedella was laying the groundwork for a United States Senate campaign in New York for the seat held by Kirsten E. Gillibrand,[32] but decided not to run after some allegedly racy blog posts were found on his website.[33]
In 2014, Cenedella launched a social mobile app called Knozen.[17][18][34]
Cenedella is a writer and contributor to Muck Rack, an aggregator of articles and news to sites like Medium, Business Insider, HuffPost, The Independent, New York Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Fast Company.[35]
In 2022, Cenedella announced that he is running in the Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 23rd District,[36] however he withdrew before the primary.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ Lowrey, Annie (29 June 2011). "TheLadders, a job search site, will guarantee you a job offer if you meet its qualifications and pay $2,500. Is that a good deal?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ↑ Heires, Katherine (December 1, 2005). "Where Job Seekers Pay to Play". CNN. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Webby Winner, Nominee TheLadders". Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- 1 2 Mullin, Benjamin. "Can a future-of-work newsroom thrive inside a jobs site? Ladders is about to find out". April 25, 2017. Poynter.org. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "The Ladders Stock". Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- 1 2 Zeitchik, Steven (March 6, 2020). "This New York CEO put his company in a simulated coronavirus lockdown". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "People and Accounts of Note". The New York Times. March 1, 2010. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ↑ Ladders Inc. "Ladders launches online resume services to help applicants secure six-figure jobs". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ Cielo. "The Ladders interviews Cielo CEO about recruiting trends and the future of work". www.cielotalent.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ↑ "Making the 6 Seconds the Recruiter Spends on Your Resume Count". PayScale. 2014-04-04. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ↑ "The Ladders Review: Is it the best Job Site?". The Top 10 Sites. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ↑ "The Ladders Resume | TheLadders.com/Resume Review". cv-resume-writing-software.no1reviews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ↑ Caplan, Jeremy (December 11, 2008). "The Six-Figure-Job Hunt". Time. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ Holznienkemper, Lauren (2024-02-29). "Ladders Recruiter Review: Features, Pros & Cons". Forbes Advisor. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- 1 2 Tedeschi, Bob (4 June 2007). "Listing Top Jobs but Charging Candidates to Seek Them". New York Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ Zeitchik, Steven (March 6, 2020). "This New York CEO put his company in a simulated coronavirus lockdown". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- 1 2 Shontell, Alyson (Jun 30, 2014). "Knozen is an app for rating coworkers". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- 1 2 Ha, Anthony (2015-03-13). "Personality Test App Knozen Asks You Seemingly Random Questions About Your Friends". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ Pillifant, Reid (Jan 6, 2012). "Anti-tax entrepreneur Marc Cenedella wants to run against Kirsten Gillibrand and pay for it, too". Politico. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Alumni of Yale University — Greater New York City Area". alumnius.net. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ Murphy, Bill Jr. (1 December 2010). "How to Survive Past Start Up". Alumni Stories. Harvard Business School. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Rock 100 NYC". Alumni: Programs & Events: Participant Directory. Harvard Business School. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ "Forbes Pacifica Trading Company". Relationship Science. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 Murphy, Bill Jr. (October 12, 2010). The Intelligent Entrepreneur. Holt. ISBN 9781429962087. Archived from the original on January 25, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ Yarow, Jay (May 11, 2011). "New York City Is Doomed". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- 1 2 Gentle, Stuart (19 July 2004). "TheLadders.com Hires HotJobs.com Co-Founder to Head Recruiting and Business Development". Onrec.
- ↑ "From Zero to One Hundred Million: The Ladders.com CEO Marc Cenedella". One Million by One Million Blog. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.[better source needed]
- ↑ White, Ronald D. (Dec 28, 2001). "Yahoo Wins Bid to Acquire HotJobs.com". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Alex Douzet". TechTycoons. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ↑ "From Zero To One Hundred Million: TheLadders.com CEO Marc Cenedella (Part 3)". May 28, 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.[better source needed]
- ↑ Popper, Ben (11 October 2011). "Mayor Bloomberg Makes His First Trip to New York Tech Meetup, Announces New Tech Council". The New York Observer.
- ↑ Hernandez, Raymond (2012-01-31). "Republican Chided Over Blog Says He Won't Run for Senate". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ↑ Doll, Jen (2012-02-01). "When Just the Appearance of a Sex Scandal Is Enough". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ↑ Ruth, Richard. "How Knozen is bringing personality to the Internet". Startup Hook. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30.
- ↑ "Marc Cenedella". Muck Rack. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ "Marc Cenedella Announces Candidacy for Congress in NY-23 Special Election". WENY-TV. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-04.