---
id: "entity-shrm"
type: "entity"
source_timestamps: ["¶2"]
tags: ["hr-association", "research-source"]
related: ["concept-human-skills-paradox"]
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "Society for Human Resource Management"
aliases: ["SHRM"]
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-cl-86-genai-transform-l-and-d"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/how-gen-ai-could-transform-learning-and-development"
sourceTitle: "How Gen AI Could Transform Learning and Development"
---
# Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

## Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

A global HR professional association with robust survey and research programs. In this source, SHRM is cited for a **2024 study revealing that less than one-third of employers believe recent graduates are equipped with the critical-thinking skills needed in the workplace** — the empirical anchor for the human skills gap in [[concept-human-skills-paradox]].

**Enrichment / verification:** SHRM regularly reports employer concerns about graduates' soft skills (critical thinking, communication, professionalism), and prior surveys show similar patterns. The 'less than one-third' figure is **plausible and consistent** with earlier data, but the **exact 2024 percentage is not directly verifiable** from current open-web snippets.