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New York
14 reviews
27 helpful votes
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I joined over 10 months now through a LinkedIn group for my university. At first I was skeptical if this is right for me but then I realized they have something called their Mentor Network. I got paired up with a version of me, just 10 years older. This executive works at a big company in a position I want to be in one day. Without Ivy Exec I probably wouldn't be able to reach this person. Now he is a mentor I speak to monthly.

Date of experience: August 8, 2013
Illinois
53 reviews
59 helpful votes
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I signed up and was never able to sign on, even with the email help they provide. I finally spoke to a customer service representative who claimed she cancelled my account. A month later I was reviewing my credit card statement and there was a 6-month charge on my card. What a scam company. I am reporting them to the Better Business Bureau!

Date of experience: April 23, 2015
India
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Very bad experience! And there's no way to contact them afterwards! I too was offered a "free" premium experience with the service. They attempted to bill me for 6 mo. Service after that at $166. Sheesh! No contact from this company before or after this attempt. I DID e-mail them and they seem to be shrugging and saying "What are you talking about?" Amazing. AVOID! AVOID!

Date of experience: May 29, 2012
Georgia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I didn't apply for the jobs on there but I went to a few of their online workshops and used the information from there to refine my approach. After 6 months of working through my network I eventually found a job. So in a way the site worked for me, but not as intended.

Date of experience: December 23, 2013
Serbia
23 reviews
37 helpful votes
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I signed up with Ivy Exec through their partnership with Columbia University. So far I've been impressed with the quality of the content and the jobs they offer. I attended one of their webinars on personal branding which was very useful. I've also been applying to director level marketing position and so far I got called by 2 companies (with one I am in second round interview). I haven't had this much traction with other job sites, so I like Ivy Exec.

Date of experience: April 26, 2013
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I had a nice experience working with the folks at Ivy. They were courteous and professional throughout the interview process. The only thing that would have made it better would have been some followup after the actual interview.

Date of experience: January 12, 2016
Spain
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Ok, this company is a scam from top to bottom. I recieved the same email several other people has mentioned, targetting MBAs, offering hand-picked jobs.

So I decided to join, since they offered a free month if you add your credit card, so I emptied one card and put it in. The emails that I got, with the supposed "hand-picked" jobs are ridiculously bad.

One they sent me was "Product Manager" for Yahoo, so I was intrigued, and clicked apply, at which point they send me to yahoo´s own career page that is open to anyone, and this was the only job that was even close to match my experience. Others were CEO of this, and Director of that, all of which needs 10-20 years experience when I specifically told them in my profile that I have maybe 3 years tops.

The only way they make money, is by people forgetting to cancel the membership and have to pay the monthly auto-renewed fee.

Date of experience: June 20, 2012
California
1 review
14 helpful votes
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The site is a scam to get you to join their free trial membership and then auto join you to a 3 month subscription. By the time you realize you've been charged the grace period for cancellation has passed and they are only willing to credit you back the additional 2 months which were charged at the discounted rate and hold back the first month at the full rate. They are in the business of collecting 1 month full fee's from unsuspecting business people. The site doesn't provide any additional value to those you get for free (ie. LinkedIn, Indeed, etc...). DO NOT SUBSCRIBE even for the free trial.

Date of experience: June 26, 2012
Germany
3 reviews
10 helpful votes
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I loved my time with Ivy Exec. I was with them for about 4 months after I lost my last job. They were incredibly helpful and gracious. It took a little longer than I had expected to actually land a job, but despite that, I really enjoyed the service.

I canceled my subscription after I got my current job, but when I'm in the market again, I will definitely come back.

Date of experience: June 18, 2014
Colorado
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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The only service provided me by IvyExec so far is a review of my resume. The individual I spoke with provided direct and specific guidance on how to get my resume noticed and read. I agreed with and implemented the changes Now, all I can do is wait and see if I get a better "hit" rate than before.

Date of experience: June 10, 2015
Virginia
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Confidential information
January 24, 2016

The time was well spent with questions concerning protection of confidential information. The interviewer asked very good questions that were spot on the issue. She developed subsequent questions that brought the true problem and consequences to light.

Date of experience: January 24, 2016
Thailand
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Had a mentorship call through their Mentor network. Now I know what I should do at my job to get ahead. I'm going to follow up with my new advisor over Skype and phone as their system was hard to use, but there would be no way I could get access to my new mentor otherwise. My 2 cents.

Date of experience: October 23, 2013
California
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Another shady internet operation preying of job hunters. Ivyexec acts as a middle man, scraping job postings from different websites and reposting them under their own banner. And try to sell you a membership to their 'premium' plan.

Date of experience: November 7, 2013
New York
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I've attended several of the webinars (and regularly read the articles) and have always found them highly valuable for older professionals such as myself.

Date of experience: October 11, 2018
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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It was a pleasure speaking with and participating on the review team for Ivy Exec. We spoke about monitor screen protectors and the frequency of use in my office and company. The review process was seamless and scheduled easily, accordingly to my availability. I look forward to more opportunities to work with Ivy Exec.

Date of experience: January 22, 2016
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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This has been my first personal encounter with your Ivy Exec, business organization.

Quite frankly, I could not be more pleased or satisfied with the entire experience, and the very professional response I received from my inquiry and exploratory contact with your
Service representative --- "Kevin K".

Kevin was prompt and through in answering my telephone call and providing the exploratory information I needed related to an executive employment search I was interested in pursuing. I think Kevin represented your organization well in this particular matter and he should be commended as well.

TJP

Date of experience: February 23, 2016
Serbia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I initially signed up for Ivy Exec a few years ago, and didn't actually enjoy it very much. However, last month I signed up again, and I have to say the website has really changed, for the better!
They've expanded their offerings, and I'm very satisfied with their offerings.

Date of experience: June 26, 2014
New York
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I was pleased with the assistance that Kevin M. Ko provided to me when I experienced some difficulty navigating the website. He understood exactly what I was describing and resolved the situation. I appreciated his help.

Date of experience: January 27, 2016
India
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Good to relate the theory to a practical situation at hand in the case study and then reviewing the overall satisfaction of customers visiting the banking website. I enthusiastically look forward to participating more in research studies in the near future.

Date of experience: January 25, 2016
India
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I was looking for a job in marketing and stumbled on one of Ivy Exec's jobs on Indeed. It ended up not working out with that particular job but I found a few other leads in my specific area of marketing. I, for one, had a good experience.

Date of experience: September 16, 2013

Overview

Ivy Exec has a rating of 3.5 stars from 259 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Ivy Exec most frequently mention customer service, job search and positive experience. Ivy Exec ranks 239th among Job Search sites.

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