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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CareerBuilder.com

    Score4.2 out of 10
    N/ACareerBuilder headquartered in Chicago allows employers to post jobs and search resumes on their online job board and candidate database, available at careerbuilder.com. Paid plans support targeted candidate emails, high volume resume search, and AI-driven candidate - job matching.N/A

    Ladders Recruiter

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ALadders is a careers resource that helps people manage, market and move-up in their careers. Ladder’s community of professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. They focus on the $100K+ job market and build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for their audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. Ladders aims to bring qualified professionals and hiring teams…

    $199

    per month

    Pricing
    CareerBuilder.comLadders Recruiter
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite Access
    $199
    per month
    Promoted Job Posts
    $397
    per 8 weeks Promoted Job Post
    Full Access
    $597
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CareerBuilder.comLadders Recruiter
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual subscriptions.
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    Community Pulse
    CareerBuilder.comLadders Recruiter
    Considered Both Products
    CareerBuilder
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    Ladders
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    23%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    8%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    38%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    38%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    CareerBuilder.comLadders Recruiter
    Recruitment Marketing
    Comparison of Recruitment Marketing features of CareerBuilder.com and Ladders Recruiter
    Feature
    CareerBuilder.com
    3.7
    1 Ratings
    64% below category average
    Ladders Recruiter
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    151% below category average
    Passive Recruitment Advertising5.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Active Recruitment Advertising4.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Employer Branding Tools2.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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    LinkedIn Jobs
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Glassdoor
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Glassdoor
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Snagajob
    Score9 out of 10
    Snagajob
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CareerBuilder.comLadders Recruiter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (14 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CareerBuilder.comLadders Recruiter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CareerBuilder
    CareerBuilder.com is better suited for positions that have a rotating door of employees. These are the positions that you are constantly hiring for such as a CNA. CareerBuilder.com is less suited for hard to fill specialized roles. You tend to get more hits on people who are unqualified, than someone of actual interest.
    Incentivized
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    Ladders
    It would depend on the company size. From experience, it does not serve us well but it might work better for a different company or industry
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CareerBuilder
    • In my opinion, take your money for nothing in return
    • In my opinion, over promise and under deliver
    • In my opinion, deceive customers
    • In my opinion, hold you to the terms of their contract, but will not take accountability for lack of results produced
    • In my opinion, poor customer service
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    Ladders
    • It does have a large applicant base
    • It seemed to have qualified users
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CareerBuilder
    • We did not see a large amount of applications in comparison to Indeed.
    • The applications did not turn in to actual employees. We were more often than not ghosted by the candidates, even though the team followed up with them in a timely manner.
    Incentivized
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    Ladders
    • The response rate of the candidates(but that isn't Ladders fault)
    • Only one user can access the account which does not serve us well as we have several people that work on Executive positions.
    • From experience, The ability to get candidates to respond to you was awful
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CareerBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Ladders
    0 WE are not going to use it
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    CareerBuilder
    CareerBuilder.com is average in terms of overall usability. I am able to post my positions and figure the site out. However, finding out how many additional options you are is not something easily accessible. If you don't know where to look, you may not be able to find or know how many "boosts" you have to use for the month.
    Incentivized
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    Ladders
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    CareerBuilder
    I have had a positive experience with CareerBuilder's support. When the platform has been updated throughout the years, CareerBuilder's account managers have always provided our team with helpful live tutorials and demonstrations to help familiarize our users with new and upcoming features, as well as older features that will no longer be offered. Support team makes themselves available on an ongoing basis.
    Incentivized
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    Ladders
    0 We tried several time to get in touch with customer service and was never able to
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    Alternatives Considered
    CareerBuilder
    WizeHire is one of the most amazing systems I've ever seen. I've continued to share their information with many, and my hope is that they take the hiring world by storm! It's easy to use, they obtain great candidates and many. They're very responsive and always there to help. They care about their clients. I strongly recommend them.
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    Ladders
    It does not at all
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    CareerBuilder
    • I feel I literally gave away $5K to CareerBuilder.com with zero ROI.
    • In my opinion, CareerBuilder.com set me back financially because I had to pay another platform to do what CareerBuilder.com promised as I still needed to find qualified candidates for my clients.
    • I feel I wasted a lot of time, money, and energy with CareerBuilder.com
    • I feel CareerBuilder.com caused me and my staff months of mental frustration
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    Ladders
    • None. We got no ROI with Ladders
    Incentivized
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