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Chris Rios, Managing Partner of Blue Rock Search \u2013 A member of the Sanford Rose Associates\u00ae<\/a> network of offices, Featured in Human Resource Executive, HR\u2019s Expanding Role in the Employee Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n By: Andrew R. McIlvaine<\/p>\n Plano, TX 11\/6\/2018<\/p>\n One of the late, great Jimi Hendrix\u2019s best-known songs asked listeners \u201cAre you experienced?\u201d For today\u2019s ambitious HR professional, a relevant question might be, \u201cAre you an experience officer?\u201d<\/p>\n Companies such as Fresenius Medical Care North America, Qualtrics and Snag, which operates a platform for hourly workers, are among those this year that\u2019ve appointed chief experience officers with backgrounds in HR and\/or whose new purview will include employee experience.<\/p>\n \u201cA positive employee experience gets you out of bed on a rainy Tuesday morning; a negative one might make you consider calling in sick\u2014or looking for another job,\u201d says Chris Rios<\/a>, managing partner at executive-recruiting firm Blue Rock Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n