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| Career Ladder | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Interview, Talk Show |
| Created by | Max Klymenko |
| Presented by | Max Klymenko |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 555 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1–2 minutes |
| Production companies | KLYM&CO |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube Shorts, Instagram, TikTok |
| Release | May 5, 2024 – present |
Career Ladder is a short-form social media interview series created, produced and hosted by Max Klymenko, in collaboration with his team KLYM&CO.[1] The series first premiered in 2024. In each episode, Max interviews people in public squares every day, attempting to guess their jobs by asking rapid questions about salary, social status, and lifestyle. The show gained significant attention on TikTok, averaging 12 million views per video.[2] And in 2025, Klymenko won Creator of the Year at the TikTok Awards UK and Ireland for the show.
Production
editThe Career Ladder features Klymenko placing a step ladder in public spaces and inviting participants to answer a sequence of yes-or-no questions, through which he attempts to identify their professions. [3]
The show first originated when Max began creating content after experiencing difficulty finding employment following his move to the United Kingdom 14 years earlier.[4] His intention was to find “a way to discuss careers without the biases that accompany those conversations.” This includes social assumptions related to a person's appearance, income, or place of residence.[5]
The episodes are filmed in London, UK, with many of the more popular episodes taking place in busy London hubs like Leicester Square, Canary Wharf, or the City of London. As the show progresses, the team occasionally films on their international travels—for instance New York or Dubai.
Reception
editThe show accumulates an average of 12 million views per video. And by 2025, Career Ladder had accumulated a total of 8.5 million followers on TikTok and 3.7 million on YouTube.[3] Over the course of more than 2,000 interviews, only 500 curated selections has been shared online, featuring a range of prominent public figures.
In an interview with USA Today, Klymenko said that filming sometimes attracted hundreds of people waiting to participate, requiring occasional police assistance for crowd control.[5]
Awards
editOn April 9, 2024, Max, one of 11 Ukrainians[6], was placed on Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list, under the Media and Marketing category.[7] After another year, Max Klymenko won the Creator of the Year at 2025 TikTok Awards UK and Ireland for his show “Career Ladder”. In his awarding speech, Max announced a world tour on 2026, going to over 80+ countries.[3]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original release date | Guest(s) | |
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| 1 | "Guess her job?" | May 5, 2024 | - | |
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Launch-era episode in which Klymenko introduces the Career Ladder format and tries to identify the guest's profession in under two minutes. | ||||
| 19 | "He's living HIS DREAM" | August 29, 2024 | - | |
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Early episode centered on a guest presented as someone working in his dream role | ||||
| 145 | "£80K per month job?" | April 3, 2025 | - | |
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Episode framed around a high-earning profession, emphasizing income as a clue in the guessing game. | ||||
| 176 | "She meets the world leaders?" | May 2, 2025 | - | |
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Klymenko interviews a guest whose work involves meeting prime ministers and other global leaders. | ||||
| 254 | "She is 12 years old and has a job?" | July 7, 2025 | - | |
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An episode highlighting unusually young entrepreneurship or paid work, built around the surprise of the guest's age. | ||||
| 270 | "She will take me to her work if I guess?" | July 18, 2025 | - | |
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Klymenko tries to guess the guest's occupation with the added twist that a correct answer may lead to a visit to her workplace. | ||||
| 340 | "He is PURE CHAOS" | September 11, 2025 | - | |
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A high-energy episode whose presentation foregrounds the guest's unpredictable personality as part of the reveal. | ||||
| 372 | "He is FAMOUS for his work" | October 6, 2025 | - | |
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The clues suggest a public-facing or widely recognized career, with fame used as the episode's hook. | ||||
| 385 | "Less than 300 people do this job" | October 17, 2025 | - | |
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This installment focuses on a highly rare occupation, using the profession's scarcity as the central clue. | ||||
| 387 | "He made tens of MILLIONS" | October 19, 2025 | - | |
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A finance- or business-oriented episode built around the scale of the guest's earnings or deals. | ||||
| 443 | "She has a PRACTICAL and a DREAM job" | December 9, 2025 | - | |
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An episode contrasting stable employment with aspirational work, presenting the guest as balancing two kinds of career identity. | ||||
| 470 | "Guessing Will Smith's FIRST JOB" | January 13, 2026 | Will Smith | |
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A celebrity-themed episode in which Klymenko guesses the first job of actor and musician Will Smith. | ||||
| 488 | "Dream job of the MAYOR of London?" | January 26, 2026 | - | |
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A civics- and politics-themed episode framed around the Mayor of London and an aspirational or public-service career question. | ||||
| 493 | "Unlikely job at the age of 13" | January 27, 2026 | - | |
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An episode recorded at the World Economic Forum that spotlights an unexpectedly young working guest. | ||||
| 495 | "Everybody is AFRAID of her job?" | January 30, 2026 | - | |
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Klymenko uses fear and perceived risk as the main clue in guessing a profession associated with danger or public anxiety. | ||||
| 514 | "She makes $120,000 a month?" | February 23, 2026 | - | |
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A monetization-focused episode that uses the guest's monthly income as the key attention-grabbing clue. | ||||
References
edit- ↑ Klymand. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.klymand.co/
- ↑ Creator of The Year Awards. (2025). Retrieved from RODE: https://creatorawards.rode.com/
- 1 2 3 Max Klymenko Wins Top Honor At 2025 TikTok Awards. (2025, November 15). Retrieved from Grand Pinnacle Tribune: https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/max-klymenko-wins-top-honor-at-2025-tiktok-awards-516448
- ↑ TheMorning. (2025, November 14). TikTok Awards 2025: Max Klymenko named creator of the year. Retrieved from https://www.themorning.lk/articles/T1nsk9GMl8ep7Ea18IsE
- 1 2 Cross, G. (2025, August 12). USA Today. Can he guess your job in 2 minutes? Meet Max, the man behind 'Career Ladder'. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2025/08/12/career-ladder-max-klymenko-social-media-tiktok/85611786007/
- ↑ Kateryna Hodunova. (2024, April 9). The Kyiv Independent. 11 Ukrainians placed on Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list. Retrieved from https://kyivindependent.com/eleven-ukrainians-got-on-forbes-30-under-30-europe-list/
- ↑ Kristin Stoller. (n.d.). Forbes. (A. York, P. Jew , & L. Schoenberger, Eds.) 30 Under 30 Europe. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2024/europe/media-marketing
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