Athletes, musicians, and even businessmen and women know: it takes that certain something “extra” to take home the gold — something you can’t always put your finger on. But how do companies find these talented people with certain unnamable, yet distinguishable, qualities? Who determines if an applicant will be able to succeed? At Okta, we’re particularly interested in how IT departments find that something extra, so we asked our customers and partners who they thought should be involved in the hiring process. Should CIOs have a say? Why or why not? Their responses varied in our latest installment of The Okta Thought Cloud. When it comes to finding that gold-winning spark, a few of our customers believe that the CIO plays an important role in not only the finding talent, but also in setting standards for the entire hiring process. Daniel O’Leary, a solutions architect at Box, agrees.