The $100k Job Search, Refined

NEW YORK CITY - TheLadders.com, the worldís leading $100,000 job search Web site, today unveiled the details of its new release, which showcases a series of major enhancements to aid job seekers and recruiters in the $100k job marketplace. Developed under the code-name Sapphire, the new siteís highlights include advanced search functionality, robust tracking tools for recruiters and more $100k job listings than any other source.

User-Defined Navigation

With TheLadders.com now posting over 19,000 new $100k jobs each month, a more powerful search functionality was paramount on the list of site enhancements. Now offering advanced search by keyword, industry, job function, job title, location, listing date and employer, the site enables job seekers to instantly tailor searches to their specific needs. Designed to maximize user experience, the new version of TheLadders.com has been developed through a combination of customer feedback, extensive usability lab testing and surveys along with qualitative and quantitative analysis. Among the user-guided developments, the new ìJobs Near Youî feature automatically identifies the jobs that are within a desired commuting distance from a chosen zip code.

ìThis is not a one-size-fits-all market,î explained Marc Cenedella, President and CEO of TheLadders.com. ìWe created TheLadders.com to make it as easy as possible for our customers to find the perfect job and our focus has been to deliver more great jobs than any other resource. With our new site weíve made the process even easier by incorporating everything weíve learned over the past two years about the way executive-level job seekers approach the job hunt.î

For Recruiters, The Holy Grail

Addressing the number one Internet-age frustration of every HR professional ñ too many applicants and not enough quality ñ TheLadders.com has also developed a new interface called TheLadders for Employers. Designed specifically for HR professionals and recruiters, this robust module enables professionals on the employer side to post jobs and track the progress of those openings online.

Perhaps even more attractive to folks on the recruitment side, TheLadders.comís unique business model keeps all job posts free of charge. TheLadders.com addresses the specialized needs of the $100k market by turning the traditional recruitment business model upside down: it does not accept money from hiring firms, recruiters, or recruitment advertising agencies. Instead, it generates revenues by offering its premium-level service to job seekers for a fee of $25 per month. As an added bonus to recruiters, TheLadders.comís premium service fee keeps unqualified candidates out of the applicant pool.

E-Newsletter

Another innovative feature of TheLadders.com is its weekly newsletter delivery format. The newsletter is e-mailed to each subscriber every Monday morning, serving as a portal to new job listings, offering motivational words from Cenedella and including additional articles written by top career advisors. Active and passive job seekers have praised the newsletter as both inspirational and educational. Answering the call to this overwhelmingly positive user feedback, visitors can now search all of TheLadders.comís historical newsletter content.

To celebrate the launch of the latest version, TheLadders.com is running a special offer until June 30, 2005. Existing members that refer a friend earn one month free for every three friends that sign up for a free trial.