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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 17 A P R I L 4 , 2 0 2 2 F O C U S B A N K I N G / F I N A N C E / I N S U R A N C E She also knows where tellers are coming from, having started as a teller at Maine Savings 18 years ago alongside older women she teasingly referred to as aunts. "ey were really supportive and helped me grow in my comfort and confidence in that role," she says, recalling how she had to master a 10-key calculator and DOS-based computers. A Smith College psychology major who was the bank's first college graduate hired as a teller, today she looks for people with the right per- sonality for the job rather than technical skills. "More and more of the people we hire as tellers don't have that banking or cash background," she says. "But that we can teach." While Maine Savings currently doesn't have any openings, South Portland-based Town & Country Federal Credit Union has seven openings for tellers and related positions. "As with most employers, we have had to work even harder to recruit new staff, and have committed more resources to accomplish that," says President and CEO David Libby. During the pandemic, he says the credit union has looked at new recruitment avenues, including highlighting openings on social media and in its newsletters. One problem is that there's not always time to sit down with candidates to talk about the credit union's benefits and other attri- butes as a workplace. "Unfortunately, we can't always have that conversation because of how competitive it is right now," he says. Back in the banking world, one institution that's getting a lot of attention is Chase, a newcomer to Maine with branches in Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth and Saco that aim to be up to 40 jobs by the end of this year. A fifth branch, in Yarmouth, is scheduled to open in 2023. "e fact that we're new to Maine is exciting, and we're also attracting employees who are new to Maine," says Doreen Warren, Chase's market director for Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. at said, "you've got to do your homework and market yourself." Renee Cordes, Mainebiz senior writer, can be reached a t r c o r d e s @ m a i n e b i z . b i z a n d @ r s c o r d e s Special Thanks to This Year's Most Generous Companies, Organizations, and Their Employees for Making United Way of Southern Maine's 2021 Annual Campaign a Success! $1,000,000+ $500,000-$749,999 UNITED WAYS OF GREATER PORTLAND AND YORK COUNTY MERGED TO FORM UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN MAINE GREATER IMPACT. STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS. BETTER TOGETHER. United Way of Southern Maine $250,000-$499,999 $100,000-$249,999 BerryDunn IDEXX John T. Gorman Foundation MaineHealth TD Bank Unum WEX Inc. 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