Conversations with IT managers on how they hire the best Is hiring instinctive? Or can you teach people how to make good hires? In this monthly Q&A series, executive recruiters from The Alexander Group speak with IT executives about their hiring and interviewing practices. The CIO of Ameristar Casinos Likes to Gamble, But Not When It Comes to Hiring Sheleen Quish has hired her share of risky candidates. Sometimes they’ve worked. Other times they haven’t. Overall, her approach to hiring is methodical and pragmatic, and the risks she takes are always calculated. Read more >> MORE ON HIRING VIDEO: Spiegel Brands’ Interview Process VIDEO: How Ogilvy & Mather’s CTO Finds Great IT Talent VIDEO: How Scottrade’s Joan Albeck Finds Great IT Talent Jonathan Heiliger, Facebook’s VP of Technology Operations, on Artful Grilling Heiliger really grills people with technical, math and problem-solving questions, so his potential hires had better be prepared to think on their feet. 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