Pub. 7 2017-2018 Issue 5

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S March • April 2018 11 BankTalentHQ – One Year Later! F inding and keeping top talent is high on the list of the many challenges Colorado banks face. With that in mind, the Colorado Bankers Association rolled out BankTalentHQ, and the platform has taken off. BankTalentHQ is the premier talent management resource exclusively for exploring and building financial industry ca - reers and connecting financial industry companies with top talent. It is brought to you by the Colorado Bankers Association in partnership with 11 other state banking associations across the country: Arizona, NewMexico, Idaho, Kansas, Illinois, In- diana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Maryland, New Hampshire and Maine, with even more in the pipeline. The main focus for the website, located at banktalenthq. com, is the job board, which allows you to post job openings for your institutions, with the ability to purchase a single 30-day post or a discounted posting package to fill multiple vacancies. It also allows internships to be posted at a discounted rate. Ancillary services include industry news and articles, resume writing, a career learning center and coaching. To make the site even more robust and tailored for you institution, addi- tional services like career paths, job summaries, executive recruitment and outplacement are in development. The types of jobs posted in the past year ranged from tellers and operations staff to CFOs, Chief Lenders, and even CEOs from Arizona to Maine. With over 700 jobs posted and 1,400 registered job seekers, there were over 700 total applications sent for those positions. And that is just in the first year! The site continues to grow as more banks, like yours, participate and more states sign on. In addition to the job board, we recently added two career coaches to thewebsite. Donna Flynn serves as ourManagement and Career Coach and Joe Micallef as our Sales Coach. Both have contributed to the success of the website by offering timely articles and advice. Be sure to check out their “Ask the Coach” blog on BankTalentHQ.com to answer your burning questions on how you can be a better employee, manager or sales person. Try us out in 2018! n We know you’ll like what you see. And, be sure to let us know of your hiring success stories, your comments and other feedback on how we can make the site better by emailing us at info@banktalenthq.com. 800 318 4142 • INSURANCE BIA.INSURANCE • WWW.BIA.INSURANCE Proudly endorsed by the Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado Bankers Association Financial Institution Bond Directors and Officers Liability Policy Cyber Liability/Privacy Breach Response Commercial Property, Auto, Worker’s Compensation Lender Placed Insurance Mortgage E&O and Impairment Debit and Credit Card Fraud Insurance Coverage Review Group Health Insurance Insurance for Your Bank Commercial Customers PROVIDING INSURANCE PROTECTION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS 2017 BIA Mag ad.qxp_BIA-CO Mag half pg 9/21/17 2:09 PM Page 1