Tagged: Cameron Smith & Associates

'I Had A Vision' (Editorial)

'I Had A Vision' (Editorial)

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Cameron Smith had charm. We’d like to think we’re immune to charm, but the plain fact is that we’re not. read more >

Cameron Smith & Associates Expanding

Cameron Smith & Associates Expanding

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Cameron Smith, founder of the executive recruitment firm Cameron Smith & Associates in Rogers, says business has been good, so good that the firm has opened an office in San Antonio and is looking at offices in Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee, as well. read more >

Online Recruitment Works If Done Correctly, Experts Say

Online Recruitment Works If Done Correctly, Experts Say

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Automated job-match programs — like Monster, Indeed, Glassdoor, Career Builder, Dice and the state-run Arkansas JobLink — are still useful, but experts say employers have to use them smartly to get the best results. read more >

Arkansas Trucking Firms Work To Diversify Industry

Arkansas Trucking Firms Work To Diversify Industry

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A quick scan of boards for trucking companies based in Arkansas reveals, as one might expect, a heavy dose of white males. Changing that, executives said, is not just a matter of political correctness but also sound business. read more >

Executive Recruiter Cameron Smith on Assessing Assistants

Executive Recruiter Cameron Smith on Assessing Assistants

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Cameron Smith founded the executive recruitment firm Cameron Smith & Associates in 1992. The firm has gone on to become the top provider of executive talent to the almost 1,400 vendors doing business with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. read more >

Wal-Mart Going Small in Small-Town Arkansas

Wal-Mart Going Small in Small-Town Arkansas

When Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville announced a few years ago it planned to open a prototype 13,700-SF Express store in Gentry, Mayor Kevin Johnston said concerned citizens feared that the coming of the retail giant would crush competitive commerce in the city. Johnston said there were town meetings with small-business leaders to discuss the situation. read more >

NWA's 'Vendorville' Lets Down Guard as Millennials Blend In

NWA's 'Vendorville' Lets Down Guard as Millennials Blend In

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Cameron Smith, whose efforts to place women on corporate boards of directors was the subject of a front-page story last week, says it’s not always easy persuading denizens of New York and Silicon Valley to move to Vendorville, the Bentonville-Rogers-Springdale-Fayetteville metroplex that’s home to 1,390 suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. read more >

Cameron Smith & Associates' Mission To Put More Women in Public Company Boardrooms

Cameron Smith & Associates' Mission To Put More Women in Public Company Boardrooms

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Diversity on corporate boards has been an issue for years. Most companies recognize that having directors from varied backgrounds isn’t simply a theoretical matter of equity; it’s a matter of performance. Cameron Smith wants to use the contacts built up over 20 years of helping to put women on corporate boards. And women — particularly in Arkansas — could use his help. read more >

Employment Contracts Protect the Promises

Employment Contracts Protect the Promises

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The employment contracts of top executives across Arkansas specify performance-dependent bonuses, salaries and other benefits. Such legally binding contracts protect both employer and employee. read more >