Ivy Exec

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.

That didn't help me find the job, I want. I kept getting wrong jobs in the newsletter, so it's wasted money for me.

A fantastic organisation! Great cutomer support from beginning to end of the process. The team are really informed and go the extra mile at every stage. I would recommend them unreservedly.

I had been receiving emails even though I unsubscribed. Kevin Ko was extremely helpful in taking care of my issue and even followed up with me later to make sure everything worked. I appreciated his efforts.

Ivy Exec is a scam that offers consulting fees for time and knowledge shared from industry subject matter experts but does not provide payment.

This company offers so many things to offer. The website has online learning of various business topics to educate yourself and your staff. I have referenced them to build a educational class for my staff. The surveys do pay if you actually answer the questions with expertise. I have nothing but positive experience with this company. I have been in Healthcare for 25 years, and not all companies are legit, but this one has been nothing but exactly what they say they are.

Good to relate the theory to a practical situation at hand in the case study and then reviewing I was really impressed with the customer support team follow up

I've been pleased with the interactions and communications with Ivy Exec company. They are honest and over deliver on follow-up and making sure things happen. I'm very much searching forward to working with them in future.

I called Kevin to see why I could not get the application to open. He explained that the profile had to be accepted first. He said he would resubmit the profile, and that I should get an email in 24 to 48 hours. Overall it was quite pleasant.

I was paired with a Career Advisor who took the time to review my resume and gave me relevant, specific tips to improve my resume along with some examples. I was also invited to schedule a follow-up appointment after making the suggested changes to make sure that the changes fully show my skills and experience. The career advisor also listened to my current situation and suggested other job searching methods such as connecting with alumni through LinkedIn. Overall an excellent experience.

Ivy Exec has certainly had a controversial tone since its founding by Malek Jalal and Elena Bajic. Husband Malek Jalal was on the Board of Directors, wife Elena Bajic has been the CEO.

The company deserves praise in the last two years, as it has weathered the COVID storm of business, and seemed to reinvent itself, after very turbulent times.

Many people seem angry that they wish to be part of this best in class service, and often cannot make the cut, or do not get what they paid for. It is important to remember Ivy Exec is still a work in progress, and it will take decades before it becomes a sort of online country club for the best in class leaders to come together, be open with each other, and building trust. Slowly, it is coming along.

Among gossip circles in the city, etc. people who have taken a dislike to the company, or the current CEO Elena Bajic often make unfounded criticisms. Yes, Elena Bajic was married right after university to an older Malek Jalal; Bajic never had Wall Street experience, but simply married someone who was a renowned trader. Yes, Malek Jalal has been in prison for fraud. Yes, any legal search on a place like PacerMonitor, Unicourt, or even Justia shows that Malek Jalal has been in legal investigations for ten years, and there were lawsuits "Elena Bajic V Malek Jalal" "Jalal v. Bajic, Ivy Exec" and ten other lawsuits naming Jalal, even up to the present week this review was written.

Yet, anyone who actually researches the facts will see that Malek Jalal was involved in the bigger "United States v. Gregory Schnabel," a $50,000,000+ renewable energy fraud case. Malek Jalal of Unity Fuels was a subsidiary company, to which Malek Jalal eventually was convicted, faced with millions of dollars of fines and restitution.

However, to be clear, neither Elena Bajic or Ivy Exec was involved in any of this. Simply because someone disagrees with her management style, personality, business decisions, or expectations does not mean they should bring her personal life or the unscrupulous action of a spouse against her. That is unfair.

Additionally, Ivy Exec faces criticism because many of the employees are outsourced in Serbia. Serbia has less expensive labor, including white collar workers, combined with fast internet infrastructure. Ivy Exec is using a smart model by having a well-decorated, posh Manhattan office, with lots of manpower in Serbia. This is actually a way to keep productivity high, especially on a lean budget.

In the end, if people object to Elena Bajic or Ivy Exec, I suggest they write to their customer service agents. After terminating Malek Jalal at the time of his trials and divorce, the company has gone a long way to cleaning up all operations, and trying to refocus. I think this is a good example of reinventing a company, and working admirably towards better results, or even some sort redemption. I hope business schools eventually write a case study about everything that happened, and how to persevere during tough times.

I had a very large project and the Ivy Exec team and RJ went above and beyond my expectations recruiting hard-to-reach respondents for my Market Research study. I needed 15 high-caliber business professionals in the insurance industry and they were the only vendors who were able to assist me. RJ went above and beyond making sure I had no concerns when the deadline was approaching and sure enough, they delivered. His Project Management team (I believe her name was Aleksandra) sent me daily reports of qualified respondents and always made sure all my needs were met. The project was a huge success and we have worked on several projects together since. I highly recommend RJ and his team for all of your recruitment needs. Especially hard to reach, c-suite executives.

IvyExec gives off a bad vibe.

Recently, they have done some webinars, etc. that get high rankings.

Several times a year, they get complaints about charges that were not authorized on people's credit cards.

Also, a deep web search owner Elena Bajic has a bad reputation as a self-serving person and a workplace bully, despite her open professions towards having family, pets and general philanthropy.

On the Better Business Bureau, they have a current rating of "F" and are not allowed to register because they have too many infractions.

Something just does not seem right about them.

The person was knowledgeable and gave me some great pointers and things I can do to make my resume better. I did not use any other service and hence cannot comment.

I clicked on their button for a job at Calvin Klein to which I am qualified. They responded saying that I didn't have the credentials to "become a member." I wrote them back asking if they'd seen my LinkedIn profile. They responded that they deal mostly in financial industries. Okay, so where's the CK job. I posted on LinkedIn my disdain for the company. My ancestors founded most of the Ivy League. As if... They rejected me, and so now I've broadcast that rejection to my networks. They're becoming infamous by the second. If you encounter them RUN FROM THEM SCREAMING!

You will be calling the customer service number because their website isn't very good. Customer service rep is pleasant enough when they can answer the phone but I wonder exactly what they do. Their job board is dated at best or filled with fictional jobs, at worst. Of all of the job sites I have visited, easily the worst.

Ivy Exec has been a useful resource, with information about careers and opportunities. I recently participated in a survey with them, and I was impressed with the thoroughness of it. The questions were meaningful, and there was a follow-up call from an actual person! This definitely lends credibility to their output. When I had a question about the process, they were responsive and answered my questions.

Nii provided excellent customer service and really articulated where the weaknesses were with regards to my CV. He provided clear solutions on how to improve it and avoid colloquial jargon that was a bit passe or even overused. He also provided stylistic advice in terms of how best to structure the CV in light of initial HR resume scans for keywords. His advice was brilliant and I look forward to seeing the traction it brings in terms of my career transition. Thanks Nii and Ivy Exec!

Signing up for a free membership? Beware that your card auto charges after the short few days grace period--and you won't get a refund after 7 days. Just a scam to get a yearly fee charged automatically!! Go check out their reviews on yelp or the complaints on BBB-they all tell the same story. Their positive reviews are suspiciously too good when the BBB and yelp say otherwise.

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.

Yelp.com has penalized IvyExec for their shady self promotion. Go on their Yelp page and see how Yelp has hidden 31 of their reviews which were all between 4-5 stars. IvyExec thought they were slick by posting positive reviews on their own but Yelp caught on and hid all of them.

It goes without saying that IvyExec is a scam. Not only do they steal job leads from independent recruiters (they copy job leads from Monster.com LinkedIn.com and Dice!), they also steal money from their users. I honestly cannot wait till someone takes these criminals to court.

Shame on IvyExec and shame on Elena Bajic for running a criminal enterprise. Sooner or later Americans will rise up and put these Eastern European scammers to end.

I encourage all users who have been scammed by these criminals to go on every review board and warn others.

My first time working with IvyExec and we had a challenging project on our hands and they worked on the project for a month and a half to get it done. They came up with solutions, was patient with the process and truly enjoyed partnering with them. Looking forward to our next project together. Great work all around Aleks and Mirjana.

I'm not a client of IvyExec.com but I am considering it. I've read all of the reviews here (good and bad). All the bad reviews seem to have 1 thing in common. You "Cheap Charlies" always want something for free. When you don't get it - you think someone is cheating you. These people run a business not a charity and they are not the state employment office. If they are providing a higher quality of service that Careerbuilders.com or Monster.com then they are entitled to charge a few for that. Wake up people. Just because you finished college (presumably) does not mean the world is going to now lavish you with riches and they especially will not do it for free. You are not entitled to ANYTHING more than what you earn. Now stop crying and either play these people for their services or go post your stuff on Monster.com and starve to death waiting by the phone. Networking (the personal kind, not the IT related kind) is definitely a lost job hunting skill. The first generation Y kid who masters it will rule the world.