Careers

Smithbucklin Career FAQs: Your Questions Answered

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What are Smithbucklin’s primary services?

Smithbucklin provides a wide range of customizable services to manage and support associations and communities. With a rich history of partnership, we bring our unique expertise to help associations and communities focus on growth opportunities—today and future.

What is the company and work culture like at Smithbucklin? 

We know that articulating and preserving an authentic culture is critical to our ability to serve our clients well. Our culture helps us attract, develop, and inspire people of great talent and character. It drives superior performance levels and helps ensure that our actions are tightly geared toward our clients’ strategic and tactical needs. It truly makes us different and allows us to earn trust and confidence each and every day. The Smithbucklin inCouncil helps shape and define our company culture.

Does Smithbucklin have defined core values?

Smithbucklin’s character is defined through essential and enduring tenets that guide our work and our relationships with clients and each other. Learn more about the values that form the foundation of our work and our relationships. 

What is Smithbucklin’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

With a long-held commitment to equitable practices and an openness to diverse opinions and perspectives, Smithbucklin embraces an inclusive mindset across all areas of our company. Please read our Statement of Inclusion for more information on our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

 

How can I apply for a job at Smithbucklin?

Applying for a job through our current openings tool is easy. For more information or technical support, please contact 1.855.315.HIRE (4473) or visit online support

How do I search for available jobs at Smithbucklin Companies?

Services at Smithbucklin include companies that extend, enhance, or complement our value to the associations and communities we serve. All available jobs at Smithbucklin are listed through our current openings tool, and employment inquiries at Smithbucklin-owned companies should be searched through each company.   

What are the typical work hours or schedules?

Typical work hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Expectations for working hours can vary by team, and client commitments can sometimes fall outside of a typical 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. day. However, at Smithbucklin, we recognize and promote a healthy work/life balance for all employees.

Is a flexible work schedule available? 

Yes! Smithbucklin recognizes that the demands of personal life sometimes affect the ability to work within the parameters of standard business hours or locations. Plus, technology has created the opportunity to be more flexible about where we work. We expect employees to be personally adaptable and a team player, so managers set expectations with teams and prioritize business needs.

Does Smithbucklin provide opportunities for professional growth?

Finding a job and finding a career are very different. At Smithbucklin, we offer professional growth opportunities to thrive in a workplace where employees find personal fulfillment and vast career opportunities. Learn more about our professional development opportunities.  

What are Smithbucklin’s commuter benefits? 

With our commuter benefits, you can save money by setting aside pre-tax and post-tax dollars for transit costs, including Uber Pool or Lyft and qualified parking. Smithbucklin also offers discounts on annual membership for Divvy bikes! 

What is an association management company?

Every day, associations make a difference in the world through their volunteers’ and leaders’ insight, passion, and commitment to driving lasting impact.  Association management companies partner with associations and communities to advance these missions and inspire change. 

Troubleshooting Your Application

How do I check the status of my resume submission?

After you process your application, you should get a confirmation email that Smithbucklin received your application. If there’s a link in the email, please follow that link to check your status.

Why didn’t I receive a confirmation email for my application?

Typically, confirmation emails are sent right away, though sometimes there may be a slight delay. If some time has gone by and you have not received a confirmation message, please check your Spam or Junk folders. Occasionally, these types of messages get flagged incorrectly by email providers.

Why are my emails being sent to my spam folder?

Email notifications come from notification@jobvite.com. Please add notification@jobvite.com to your trusted contacts. Password reset emails will be sent from portal@jobvite.com.

How do I change my email address?

Log in to your account. Click “My Account” and then “Change Email Address.” Enter the new email address you would like to use and click “Save.”

I forgot my password to check the status of my job application.

Go to Jobvite.com, click on “Customer Login,” add your email address, then click on “Forgot Password.” You will need to enter the temporary password through the link in the email we send you; temporary passwords do not work through our standard login screens.

When I submit my resume, I get an error or notice that says, “You have already applied to the job.”

With rare exceptions, you cannot apply to the same job twice. You can access your previous application through your job seeker account or contact the hiring team if you would like to request being reconsidered.

Why can’t I upload my resume?

Currently, you cannot add resumes that are scanned or locked PDFs. Please be sure that the document is a Word document or unlocked PDF. Note: After uploading your resume to populate application fields, you may still need to use the Attach button to include a copy of it as part of your application file.

Why does my resume lose my formatting after I’ve uploaded it?

What you are seeing is a text-only preview of your resume. The parsing is for internal search purposes and the recruiter will receive a copy of your resume in the original format (.PDF, .DOC, etc.) as well.

How do I update my resume?

Reply to the confirmation email you receive with your new or updated resume.

How do I update my LinkedIn profile on Jobvite?

If you have included your LinkedIn profile in your job application, it cannot be removed or edited within your application page. Essentially, when you add your LinkedIn profile to a job application, you are adding a link to your current LinkedIn profile. The profile will always show your most recent updates when viewed by the hiring team. So, make any desired changes or updates directly within LinkedIn.