An update...
M&T about halfway to hiring goal of 1,000 technologists:
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/m...f2d8b463b.html
From the article: "M&T Bank is about halfway to its goal of hiring 1,000 technologists in the Buffalo area, said Rene F. Jones, the bank's chairman and CEO.
M&T announced the ambitious hiring goal three years ago, just before revealing Seneca One tower as where it would establish its "tech hub," to promote innovation and collaboration.
Jones, in remarks after Monday's annual shareholders meeting, said the bank is hiring tech talent from outside Buffalo, from universities the bank has targeted, and now, from underserved populations in Buffalo, too. "That's just kicking off," he said.
The recruiting continued through the pandemic. And M&T is pushing back at the trend nationally for tech work to remain remote.
Only a small percentage of the people M&T is hiring for tech jobs are workers who will remain based outside the region, Jones said.
"We really want to have our technologists in one location," he said. "Our preference would be to recruit people to come in and sort of stake their ground and raise their families here."
The tech hub, a catalyst of Seneca One's revival, is itself becoming a busier place, Jones said.
About 20% to 25% of M&T employees with jobs at the tech hub are in the office on a five-day rolling average, and on peak days the figure is as high as 45% to 50%, he said.
"That's a nice progress, and people are making those decisions on their own," Jones said. M&T has asked its non-branch employees to come into the office at least one day a week.
Jones said he's encouraged to see more events happening at the tower, too. "There always is some activity over there which I think is going to get us to the right place," he said. "It should be interesting this summer."
There are also questions and answers in relation to M&T and the economy as well.
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