career ladder

American  

[ker-eer lad-er] / kərˈɪər ˈlæd ər /

noun

• career ladders
  plural

1. a series of jobs, roles, or positions of increasing importance or responsibility, through which one progresses or is expected to progress; corporate ladder.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• career ladders
  plural

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career ladder

As AI upends the traditional consulting career ladder, the company brought nearly 1,000 interns to its sprawling Orlando campus for exercises in communication, judgment, people skills and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Marks and Spencer is launching a new training scheme for young people trying to get on the career ladder in a bid to tackle the "growing youth unemployment challenge".

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

And he thinks rising up the career ladder would still leave him vulnerable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

Her frustration is shared by many people of her age, for whom the first rung on the career ladder can seem out of reach.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

At an apprenticeship fair in Saltaire, it is not just Fatima who is hoping to get a foot on the career ladder.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026