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Ivy Exec has a rating of 4.0 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 20th among Job Search sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Excellent Experience”

Elliot g.
12/30/15

It was a pleasure dealing with Kevin. He was courteous, attentive and very capable. Addressed my issue immediately and did not keep me hanging on the line. I highly recommend your customer service. Elliot G

Date of experience: 12/30/15
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Top Critical Review

“Unethical business; Unauthorized charges; Run for the hills; Cannot get your money back!”

Srinivas N.
5/4/20

This is one of those unethical businesses that is around. I was charged $166 for 6-months membership without my consent. I tried to get the membership cancelled by writing to them a number of times, and called them few times. I have not received a single reply nor acknowledgement from the company. These kinds of businesses should not exist. I have never seen a business that starts with $0.99 and then switches you to 6 month membership costing $166. Somebody should put these people out of business. The CEO went to Columbia university, and has history of legal shenanigans. I cannot fathom how a reputed school can admit somebody like this. Accountability starts from the top. An organization is the reflection of its founders/management. Update: I got my refund, but still is NOT right.

Date of experience: 5/4/20
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Thumbnail of user dp41
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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January 21st, 2016

I found ivy Exec's short resume review very helpful. Nii Ato is very professional and knowledgeable. I was happy with the help I received as it gave me an expert outsider perspective.

Date of experience: January 21, 2016

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Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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January 28th, 2016

Kevin was extremely helpful, polite and efficient in helping me resolve my problem. He call me back within 5 min of leaving a message. Had the issue resolved in under 5 min.

Date of experience: January 28, 2016

Thumbnail of user richardd112
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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March 10th, 2016
Verified purchase

In general, I decided to cancel my service due to the way things are progressing with my current job. The Ivy Executive representative who handled my cancellation request was very professional.

Date of experience: March 10, 2016

Thumbnail of user michaelo53
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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December 16th, 2015

I had requested a resume critique from Ivy Exec, little did I know how lucky I would be in working with Lilly- Marie Lamar: She was candid and professional in her review: her recommendation were practical and applicable, and her examples were impactful and illustrative. I shall simply say thank you Lilly.

Date of experience: December 16, 2015

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Florida
1 review
12 helpful votes
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November 2nd, 2011

This site is a SCAM. I am qualified for many jobs on there and they come back and say my resume and application was not approved. Then they want you to pay for a resume writing service.

Date of experience: November 2, 2011

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New York
1 review
7 helpful votes
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October 11th, 2018

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

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Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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January 4th, 2016

The paid subscription for Ivy Exec was worth every penny. If you consider that every day that you are not working - for every hour - you loose a "net" of between $50-$100 /PER HOUR.

Using Ivy Exec (with a cost of LESS then the ONE HOUR you lose, while seeking a job), was very beneficial. Both their Search Engine capability, the fine-tuned triggers for matches, and the email structure / links generated - are great. Their support staff - both technical and SME are as good as they can be.

Finally -Kevin M Ko - is one of the best Cusotmer Service Representatives I had the pleasure to contact and seek support. He is knowledgeable, clear, precise and very accommodating.

Thanks Zev Lavon B. A; MBA; Ph. D. *******759

Date of experience: January 4, 2016

Thumbnail of user emmab53
New York
8 reviews
26 helpful votes
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May 13th, 2013

Great Mentors program. I just completed the first call with my Mentor which was very useful. It definitely exceeded my expectations. I still haven't sat in on the webinars.

Date of experience: April 10, 2013

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Pennsylvania
1 review
13 helpful votes
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April 2nd, 2015

I "applied" to be on this site, and was promptly rejected. I was told that that I didn't meet their qualifications. I've been in marketing for 15 years, really?

Date of experience: April 2, 2015

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Germany
1 review
2 helpful votes
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January 21st, 2016

I called EvyExec for details on one of the posts that was mailed to me. Response I received on phone was very positive at trying to understand my problem and providing a solution...

Date of experience: January 21, 2016

Thumbnail of user barbaraj39
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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February 9th, 2016

I called to cancel my membership and left a message. Kevin called me back within hour, and it was handled promptly and professionally. So much easier than I thought it would be

Date of experience: February 8, 2016

Thumbnail of user frenchj3
Massachusetts
1 review
9 helpful votes
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May 24th, 2013

They lure you in with a very slick website. However, once you apply and are accepted, then they string you along and you never get close to finding a job.

Waste of time - completely.

Date of experience: May 24, 2013

Thumbnail of user sarahe25
Serbia
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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June 12th, 2014

I really enjoyed Ivy Exec. I didn't sign up for their paid service, but I've used their webinars extensively! They are free and awesome. I couldn't recommend checking them out more

Date of experience: June 12, 2014

Thumbnail of user alexc62
Illinois
4 reviews
6 helpful votes
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May 30th, 2014

Pretty solid! Got a job from them. A bit exclusive, they only accept certain people. (thus the name) But, they got me a job, which is what really matters in the end.

Date of experience: May 30, 2014

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California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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February 22nd, 2017
Verified purchase

The communication was open and the team was flexible as our needed changed. They were able to provide what we needed so we could close our study. Huge help!

Date of experience: February 21, 2017

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Missouri
1 review
4 helpful votes
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January 15th, 2016

Called an reached Kevin to follow-up on an email and resolve an issue. Promptly found my account and remedied the situation very professionally and promptly. Excellent customer service skills...

Date of experience: January 15, 2016

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California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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January 19th, 2016

I had apparently not cancel my membership within 7 days of the auto renewal. It was 9 days. So, I received a partial refund.

I understand the rationale for a partial refund and was satisfy.

Date of experience: January 19, 2016

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California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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March 7th, 2016
Verified purchase

I was really impressed with the customer support team follow up. The team afforded me the opportunity to continue my membership and enjoy the service and professional support during my job search.

Date of experience: March 7, 2016

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Tennessee
1 review
2 helpful votes
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February 10th, 2016

It is very pleasure to talk to the Kevin. The flexibility of the service makes me decide to try for one month with a little payment. The service response is quick too.

Date of experience: February 10, 2016

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New York
34 reviews
49 helpful votes
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January 14th, 2016

The survey was fun and easy to complete. The entire process was pain free and I was able to do it while at work. Overall, I recommend Ivy Exec to others.

Date of experience: January 13, 2016

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BA
2 reviews
24 helpful votes
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December 9th, 2014

It boggles my mind that Ivy Exec is forcing their employees to post fake positive reviews. This should tell you all what type of scammers you are dealing with.

All the negative reviews you are reading are true. This company works on a bait n switch method where their recruiters massively spam users on LinkedIn with promises of Elite jobs. Do not be fooled by their employees who are logging in and posting positive reviews. Go on LinkedIn and search for Suisse Romande Network (or go to https://www.linkedin.com/groups/attention-ivyexec-scam-target-SRN-*******.S.*******), they have a post over how IvyExec is targeting their network with spam and charging people without telling them.

If that isn't enough, check out complaint board or yelp or maybe just click on them below:

http://www.complaintsboard.com/byurl/ivyexec.com.html
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ivy-exec-new-york-2

Shame on IvyExec. Sooner or later people will file a lawsuit against you and put you out of business.

Some of these fake positive reviews are down right hilarious. They are calling people dumb. Well, these are the people that IvyExec 'recruiter' so if these users are dumb, what does it say about IvyEec recruiters?

Ivy Exec have no idea how many people they have scammed. These people are preparing an arsenal of multimedia content which will be sent to every networking page possible. Slideshare, LinkedIn, etc. IvyExec is going down and these employees of theirs will have some explaining to do. Criminals stick with criminals.

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD.

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Date of experience: December 9, 2014

Thumbnail of user claudeh
District of Columbia
6 reviews
30 helpful votes
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May 16th, 2011

All the negative feedback on Ivy Exec is true.
They spam MBAs with "exclusive" invitations to join... they get this emails by accessing the school's internal directories and stealing the addresses from there.

The jobs they post are copied and pasted from the career pages of top companies, they tell you, you have to pay to apply and then redirect you to the original company site... when you ask what their added value is they say that HR knows those are Ivy Exec Candidates and they get extra attention. This is bs. Your resume goes into the same black hole as every other online applicant.

Then they charge you and refuse to give you a refund their excuse is that you had a free trial and you never cancelled... tricky cause they never email alerting you that your free trial is about to be over and you will be charged, if your school negotiated 6 months free after that period whether you like it or not if you don't remember to cancel your credit card is charged for 6 months of service.

If you see the logos of fortune 500 companies on their homepage, you would think those employers use Ivy Exec... not true... several of these corporations have tried the service for free and were disappointed, Ivy Exec uses those logos without authorization.

There are countless complaints about their service and fraudulent practices I am gonna take the time to take this to the BBB

Date of experience: May 16, 2011

Thumbnail of user gracem41
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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June 29th, 2015

I came across a job position on Ivy Exec that I was very interested in applying to on line and was unable a access the site as I kept receiving an error message thinking initially that I had entered the incorrect password. When I did not receive "password reset" to my E-Mail account I contacted Kevin M Ko at Ivy Exec by scrolling to the bottom of the screen on Ivey exec to "contact us" and saw that they had a direct telephone number to call. After being placed on a very brief hold, Kevin answered quickly and explained that they needed and updated copy of my resume as I was not yet approved and that I had to send him a copy of my resume so that their administrators could review it again. This was because the administrators of this site reviews each person's resume very carefully prior to approving membership to be certain that the services they provide (in this case job postings) so that they match the credentials, educational backgrounds and work experience of the members they are servicing. While I was a bit discouraged that I had not been previously approved, I was impressed that this group is so diligent and screens their clients as carefully as they do. The call was timely and Kevin answered all of the questioned I had thoroughly. I was told that I will receive an E-Mail within 24-48 hours and hopefully I will be approved so that more job postings will be open to my profession which I will have access to. I would also note that some of the positions posted on this site have not been posted on other web sites I have searched making for potential applications.

Date of experience: June 29, 2015

Thumbnail of user matts9
North Carolina
2 reviews
15 helpful votes
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September 9th, 2010

Not as good as the site advertises. I spent 40$ and most jobs were a bad copy past of monster.com. Would recommend MBAs to search at other sites.

Date of experience: September 9, 2010

Thumbnail of user peterm103
New York
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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September 6th, 2014

Amazing site. My favorite subscription based business. Unlike the other job boards I used, I actually got help guidance and a mentor with Ivy Exec.

Tip for consumers:
It's a good service if you have the money for it!

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Date of experience: September 6, 2014

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