Ray Bixler is President and CEO of SkillSurvey, an online reference checking technology firm that harnesses the power of references to help organizations more effectively recruit, hire, retain, and identify talent. He’s a recognized thought leader in the world of hiring, talent assessments, and job seeking with over 25 years of human resources and career development executive experience. Ray has a monthly column that runs in the U.S. News On Careers section and he’s a frequent speaker at many national HR and entrepreneurial conferences.