Article: Hotter Commodity: Trading Up: Part 2 of 2; No longer an antiquated market rooted in agricultural trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has become a sleek, tech-based financial giant-thanks in no small part to a new breed of workforce strategies.

Byline: Gina Ruiz

Mining for gems

Innovation goes hand in hand with technical excellence at the CME, says recruitment manager Chris Johnson. A minor glitch in the CME's technology could cost millions of dollars.

"It is like having a breathing machine fail while a patient is on the operating table,'' says one industry expert who asked not to be identified.

To help find fail-safe talent, the CME has developed a variety of strategies, including partnering with technology user groups that give recruiters access to pools of candidates with specific backgrounds, Johnson says.

Recently, the CME hosted an event for the Chicago ...

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