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Retail Personal Banker Associate I - Elmhurst North - Spanish Speaking Preferred

Fifth Third Bank · Elmhurst, IL · Full time

Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you built trust with someone from a different background than your own.

What they are checking: Cultural awareness and relationship skills in a diverse community branch.

Tell me about a time a customer thanked you for something you explained to them.

What they are checking: Whether they can make money topics simple enough that customers feel more confident after talking with them.

What kind of sales goals have you had before, and how did you track your progress?

What they are checking: Comfort with metrics and a method for staying on track.

What would you do

You handle teller transactions and platform work. How do you keep both moving when the branch is busy?

What they are checking: Whether they can switch between teller and platform work without losing accuracy or attention to the customer.

A customer new to the country wants to open an account but has limited ID. What do you do?

What they are checking: Knowledge of identification rules and respectful handling when requirements cannot be met.

A customer asks you to send money to a family member overseas and seems unsure about the person who asked for it. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Fraud awareness and caring intervention without being dismissive.

How do you make an outreach call feel like service instead of sales?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real, customer-first reason for reaching out, so proactive calls build trust instead of annoyance.

About the work

Spanish speaking is preferred at Elmhurst North. Can you walk me through, in Spanish, how you would explain opening a checking account?

What they are checking: Working fluency for real banking conversations with Spanish-speaking customers.

You would manage an assigned book of business with proactive outreach. How would you organize calls to customers you have never met?

What they are checking: Planning and consistency in outreach to deepen existing relationships.

How would you help a customer understand their financial needs across different stages of life?

What they are checking: Lifecycle thinking, which the posting says solutions should span.

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The full job description

As published by Fifth Third Bank.

Make banking a Fifth Third better® We connect great people to great opportunities. Are you ready to take the next step? Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank. GENERAL FUNCTION: The Personal Banker I position will provide an exceptional customer experience by cultivating, maintaining, and enhancing long lasting relationships with existing and prospective customers. This position is responsible for processing teller transactions as well as working as a member of the platform staff. Helping customers to understand and address their financial needs, the banker will provide solutions that span across the customer's lifecycle by utilizing our consultative sales and service process. Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: . Create a memorable customer experience by cultivating, maintaining, and enhancing relationships in a assigned book of business through proactive outreach efforts in person, over the phone, or other channels as appropriate . Use of a consultative approach with current or prospective customers to uncover and identify their needs while tailoring recommendations/solutions/advice . Maintain working knowledge of products, services, and processes offered . Work collaboratively with internal partners to ensure customer's needs are met and all problems are resolved . Analyze customer credit data and other related financial information to ensure customers are in the appropriate solutions that align with their needs -Provide customer support needed reinforcing the value of current and new technology . Process teller transactions and adhere to balancing guidelines . Follow the Bancorp Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and other related policies, modeling the ethical behavior expected from every employee within the Bancorp . Other duties as assigned MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: • High School Diploma/GED and 6 months customer service experience, or college degree or equivalent military experience. • Demonstrated ability to develop comfort level with both new household acquisitions and deepening customer relationships. • Ability to professionally represent Fifth Third Bank in verbal and written communication. • Exhibits business acumen. • Demonstrated ability in making sound decisions. • This position requires SAFE Act registration at the time of employment through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS). WORKING CONDITIONS: • Normal office environment. • Extending viewing of computer screens. Retail Personal Banker Associate I - Elmhurst North - Spanish Speaking Preferred Total Base Pay Range 43,680.00 - 69,900.00 USD Annual At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day. The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html and by consulting with your talent acquisition partner. LOCATION -- Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 Attention search firms and staffing agencies: do not submit unsolicited resumes for this posting. Fifth Third does not accept resumes from any agency that does not have an active agreement with Fifth Third. Any unsolicited resumes – no matter how they are submitted – will be considered the property of Fifth Third and Fifth Third will not be responsible for any associated fee. Fifth Third Bank, National Association is proud to have an engaged and inclusive culture and to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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