Career moves

Along with its designation on Credit Unions Journal's Best Credit Unions to Work For list, Town & Country Federal Credit Union achieved a 99% employee engagement score on 2015's Best Places to Work in Maine survey.

"One Team, One Vision, One Goal" and "I'm the Bomb.com" are among the many t-shirt slogans proudly worn by employees at Omni Community Credit Union's annual Team Enrichment Day.

Whether it's carrying a member's groceries, clearing snow from members' cars or volunteering at the local food bank, employees at Infinity Federal Credit Union are encouraged to do random acts of kindness.

Now in its second year, Granite Credit Union's C.O.R.E. (Coaching for Outstanding Results and Engagement) Leadership program was designed for 20-plus members of its management team and provides tools to be successful leaders and coaches.

Employees at Michigan First Credit Union are enjoying the new concierge service so much that in May 2016 alone employees used the service a total of 196 times, which resulted in 247.63 hours of saved personal time and 2,397 miles saved on their cars.

It's fitting that employees helped to pen an organization's culture statement at One Nevada Credit Union.

With a many staffers working for 20 years or more, it's no surprise that Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union offers a competitive and comprehensive employee benefits program.

When "honor" is in your organization's name, there is a lot to live up. This is the case for Honor Credit Union, which underscores the word in its credo: Treat every member the honor way.

Alabama Credit Union's member-facing slogan "Feel Good About Your Money" mirrors its employee proposition: Feel Good About Your Career.

CEO Jeff Disteroft describes University of Iowa Community Credit Union's internal leadership team – comprised by a cross-reference of employees and facilitated by Disteroft – as "robust." And building off of its name, the CU takes community seriously both near and far.

Building off its goal to be an "employer of choice," South Carolina Federal Credit Union launched its "Blue Buddy" program this year. The "buddy" is this scenario is a tenured employee who befriends and looks out for a new hire.

At Mountain America Credit Union, senior leadership is accessible to all 1,666 employees, including those newly hired. And while formal tools are in place for employees to voice concerns and submit feedback, many times these exchanges are handled in person at morning meetings or special lunches.

With more than 440 employees in the millennial generation – a solid 62% of its total staff – Michigan State University Federal Credit Union recently enhanced its leadership and pre-management development programs to include enrichment courses on financial topics such as budgeting, purchasing a vehicle or buying a home.

In its 67 year history, Fairwinds Credit Union has never laid an employee off. "Although we're a financial institution, we're not all about numbers and figures," said Fairwinds CU's Vice President of Human Resources Administration Lindsey LeWinter. "We're a family and deal in people and stories."

From tying the knot to working out, these institutions from our annual Best Banks to Work For list have given their employees inventive ways to earn extra time off.

From "beer cart Thursdays" and special loan discounts to concierge services and free massages, credit unions are pulling out all the stops to recruit and retain top talent.

F.N.B. in Pittsburgh plans to retain some Yadkin Financial executives and assign them to key roles after it closes its purchase of the North Carolina bank.

The Florida credit union shakes up its management with a trio of promotions and more CU professionals in the news.

A director at Citizens Independent Bancorp in Logan, Ohio, resigned after members of management chastised him for an email security breach.

New Bancorp in New Buffalo, Mich., has hired Shawna Zawada as controller and principal financial officer, days after Russell Dahl resigned as chief financial officer.