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Q&A With Smith Employees
Smith employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at Smith
The health coverage and wex reimbursement program.
Review from Legal Dept
solving problems with my teammates
Review from IT Dept
Market knowledge plus 2 words
Review from Sales Dept
Everyone understands the goals of the department.
Review from IT Dept
THE BEST PART IS MEDICAL BENEFITS
Review from Operations Dept
What it's like to work at Smith
- Smith employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day
- Employees at Smith report the work pace is comfortably fast
- 94% of Smith employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Smith employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 84% of Smith employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Smith employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 92% of Smith employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Smith Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 60
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Smith?
Allow dating between workers. It happens anyway but it becomes a pain in the neck to have to be quiet and keep it hidden
Would love to have the owners and senior VPs interact more with the rank and file
More women in Trading. Right now they mostly work in HR and Marketing and overseas.
What part of Smith's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Top Employee Response
Solar is growing the fastest. India is growing the slowest.
Trading is growing fastest; online sales the slowest
Components division is growing the fastest. Solar is growing the slowest. The best new division is the metals trading.
What's the interview process like at Smith?
Painless in two visits
Phone interview then in person interview in HR then callback to meet three managers. Offer letter then background checks.
very sweet and efficient and quick
What benefits does Smith provide?
Full health. Dental. Eyecare. Lots of employee contests and events. Free drinks. In-house gym with daily fitness classes. Free car washes. Lots of food trucks.
Insurance vacations maternity onsite gym training plus college reimbursement
Health, dental, 401K, in house gym, maternity/paternity, etc.
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Smith?
Dress casually. Study the heck out of the website so that you know everything about the company. Show lots of enthusiasm.
Prepare beforehand and check LinkedIn to see if you have any connections
be nice and learn a lot about the business pre interview
What unique perks and benefits does Smith provide?
Top Employee Response
Exercise classes offered five time each day in Houston. In all the overseas offices, Smith buys gym memberships in nice local gyms.
an in house gym plus lots of food trucks and a car wash
Gym, lots of food trucks, employee events, free drinks and snacks, car wash
How's the leadership on the HR team at Smith?
Getting better all the time. They promote from within and also sometimes recruit from the outside.
Good to excellent and getting better all the time
Good. Lots of changes over the past few years. More knowledge and direction.
What do people at Smith think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
They respect the CEOs as smart experienced people
they are good guys with a lot of experience
There’s two brothers. Good guys. They need to push the managers more.
What interview questions does Smith ask?
Top Employee Response
What have you learned about smith.
What can you do for us?
How important is making money. What is your view on work/life balance?
What are you most excited about working at Smith?
Getting paid and the fitness classes...we have 5 to choose from every day
My coworkers ROCK!!!
The future and the growth of the business
What's the company culture like at Smith?
Top Employee Response
comfortable, casual, friendly, supportive...
Entrepreneurial and a meritocracy
Like a family. Caring.
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Smith?
Great work life balance and lots of cool people to meet within the company
Not very difficult
How do I do well in an interview at Smith?
Prepare! Know as much as you can about all their different lines of business.
Spend some time reading about the company and have a general knowledge of who they are and what they do
What should I wear for an interview at Smith?
This is a very casual workplace and you will feel out of place wear a suit and tie. Jacket, button down and nice jeans work
Business casual. No ties needed.
What's the best part of your job at Smith?
I love my co workers and it makes the day go by quickly
people I work with and the pay
How much and how often do raises happen at Smith?
Once or twice each year when they do reviews
once or twice a year
How's the feedback proccess at Smith?
Pretty regular feedback with one formal review per year
they just started doing employee reviews past few years
How do you feel about going to work at Smith everyday?
Upbeat; it's a job but I've got a future
it's work but better than anywhere else I've worked
What kind of people succeed at Smith?
Smart and nice people do well
self motivated, nice, organized
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Smith?
To ask for more money before I took the job
Sales is the place to make the most money
What's the office layout like at Smith?
very open layout and all new offices
just renovated the entire building
What's the vibe like in the HR dept at Smith? How many hours are you working?
7 or 8 hours per day with a good upbeat vibe
Very upbeat 40 hours per week
What are your coworkers at Smith like?
very nice and polite and fun
Fun. Nice. Very few a-holes.
Does Smith have any remote positions?
offices all over the world
They’re all over the world so yes.
How's the vacation policy at Smith?
starts at 3 weeks PTO and grows
I get three weeks but wish I got more
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Should I work at Smith?
68% of Smith employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 20% are neutral and 12% would not recommend working at Smith to their friends.
| 68% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 20% | Passive |
| 12% | Detractors |
