Community and Regional Bank Recruiting
Smaller institutions where one person often covers more than one discipline.
Recruiting for community and rural banks.
In a community bank, the person you hire usually wears more than one hat. A lender may also underwrite, a credit analyst may sit in on client calls, and someone in finance may cover more ground than a title suggests. A search for a smaller bank has to look for range as well as depth.
We recruit for community and rural banks across Wisconsin and the Midwest. Many of these roles are in smaller towns, which often means finding the right person somewhere else and helping them make the move.
Community bank roles we have recruited for.
Credit analysts
For community banks in Jefferson, Dane and Fond du Lac counties.
Mortgage lenders
For community banks in Racine, Dane, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.
Commercial lenders
For community banks across Wisconsin.
Treasury management and loan servicing leaders
For a community bank in Dane County.
Accounting specialists
For a community bank's finance team in Green County.
Who we recruit for.
Community and rural banks where every hire is visible to customers and to the board, and where one person often carries several responsibilities. We pay attention to the town as much as the title, because someone who will not settle in will not stay.
What matters in a smaller bank.
- Range: comfort covering more than one discipline.
- Relationship skills with local customers and business owners.
- Whether the candidate and their family would genuinely settle in the area.
- A steady record in a bank of similar size and style.
How a community bank search runs.
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We learn the bank
The role, the community, the customers you serve and the mix of duties the person will actually cover.
- 02
We widen the net
We look across the region for people with the right range, including those who would need to relocate.
- 03
You meet people who want the town
Several screened candidates, each prepared for the role and serious about the community, with written references.
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We help with the move
Community information, local realtors, moving cost estimates and cost-of-living comparisons for the candidate.
What you can expect.
Screened, prepared candidates who have already thought about living in your community, written references, and help arranging interviews and travel.
Practical help with relocation, honest information about the bank and the town, and a confidential process from first call to offer.
Questions we hear about this search.
Can you help a candidate relocate to our area?
Yes. We help candidates work through the move, from what the community is like to local realtors, moving cost estimates and cost-of-living comparisons.
How many candidates will we see?
Several qualified, screened candidates for each opening, each prepared for the conversation.
We are a small bank. Is our search too small for you?
No. Community and rural banks are a core part of the work we do.
Do you recruit outside Wisconsin?
Yes. Most of our community bank work is in Wisconsin and the Midwest, and we have clients nationwide.
Is the search confidential?
Yes, on both sides. Candidates are never presented to a bank without their knowledge, and we handle your opening with discretion.
Hiring for a community or rural bank?
Tell us about the role and the town. We will talk through where the right person is likely to come from.