Climbing "The Ladders"

LarryDaMan

Anyone ever used www.theladders.com to find a job?

It's advertised as catering to those looking for and looking to fill positions with 100k+ salaries. I am going put myself out there on the market after the holidays (provided the U.S isn't a 3rd world country by then) and I wondered if anyone here has had success with this site?

I love the attitude on the site:

"We list ONLY $100k+ positions. If you're not in the market for such senior-level positions, your time is best invested elsewhere. For jobs under $100k, Monster.com and HotJobs are good resources. Why not try Monster.com and HotJobs? "

Slowhand

I'm keeping that site in my back pocket until I'm qualified for a job that's over $100K. Right now, I'm still working on my degree and advanced certs, so it's a little ways off.

undomiel

I would give it a pass. I'm not paying to sign up for job search site. What guarantee is there that the jobs being posted there are exclusive to that site? I would bet that you can find most of those jobs in other places. If I was looking to draw in a swath of resumes then I would certainly be posting to more than one site. Also I have read some pretty bad things about that particular site that encourage me to avoid it.

astorrs

Searched through some of the jobs available (use FireFox and NoScript and it will work) and there was nothing really worth signing up for in all of Washington state - especially nothing you couldn't find elsewhere.

seuss_ssues

I hope employers dont fall for this. To narrow your search to people who think they deserve 100k is pretty ridiculous in my opinion.

UnixGuy

LarryDaMan wrote:

I love the attitude on the site:

"We list ONLY $100k+ positions. If you're not in the market for such senior-level positions, your time is best invested elsewhere. For jobs under $100k, Monster.com and HotJobs are good resources. Why not try Monster.com and HotJobs? "

lool that's funny

learningtofly22

Network, network, network people! While the "ladders" might land you a 100k+ job, think about all the competition for it and resumes they go through on a regular basis.

A better strategy might be to network within your company and see what you can come up with. If your company's too small, move to a bigger one. Case in point: I've been working at my current job for almost 1 year making $52k. I found a position in the company that I was qualified for, working half the year, making over $100k more than my current salary. You bet I went for it, and got it. It's all about being in the right place at the right time, and you're a lot closer to those conditions if you're already on the "inside" somewhere, rather than another emailed resume into an overflowing mailbox. My $0.02.

Technowiz

Your making 150k+ now?

dynamik

Technowiz wrote:

Your making 150k+ now?

He's only going to be working half of the year as well: http://techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=263711

Technowiz

Hey learningtofly, sent you a pm.

Mishra

The oil business pays a lot but you have to dedicate tons of your time, sometimes living on the oil rig itself.

learningtofly22

Mishra wrote:

The oil business pays a lot but you have to dedicate tons of your time, sometimes living on the oil rig itself.

That is absolutely correct; I will be there for half the year, working 28 days on, 28 days off. Of course, with my gf being a school teacher, that means that we will be taking MASSIVE vacations during the summers and 3 day weekends, something I can't do now. Also, I'll get to drop my son off and pick him up at school every day when I'm off, where now I see him for maybe 1-2 hours a day by the time I get home from work. In reality, I'll get more time with the family when you look at the big picture. I'll also have webcam/skype connectivity while out there.

It's not for everyone, but it's a perfect fit for me and my family.