Our mission – to create incredible careers for everyone – guides every decision we make.
The Ladder Group's three values – 'Informed by purpose', 'On it' and 'Why so serious?' – reflect our commitment to our mission, our dedication to excellence, and our open, collaborative approach.
In 2020, our founder, Dan, identified a problem in early careers recruitment - organisations were looking for skills, but hiring for backgrounds.
In 2021, he founded The Early Careers Company and The Early Careers Foundation - to help businesses find diverse emerging talent and to ensure young people from all backgrounds had the knowledge and financial means to secure great first jobs.
In 2023, Ladder Consulting was founded out of client demand to use our deep social mobility and inclusion expertise to develop workplace equity and community engagement initiatives.
With a dedicated team of 35, we've empowered clients worldwide to discover exceptional emerging talent, deliver on their ESG ambitions, and engender diversity in their workforces.
We've also supported businesses globally to advance social mobility through their local communities, as well as our charity's nationwide network of 60+ UK school partners.