Ladders, Inc. is a United States–based company providing career news, advice, and tools and an online job search service. Their search service only lists vetted job offers with annual salaries of $100,000 or more.

History

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. In 2009, Ladders was the recipient of a Webby Award in the employment category. 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. 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 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.

Operations and business model

Ladders is headquartered in New York City, New York. 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. It charges employees and job seekers a subscription fee, and it is continually adding new content and features for subscribers. Although usually referred to as a paid service, Ladders utilizes a broader business model: 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.

Ladders News

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.