Jeff Waldman

Jeff Waldman is Founder and Principal at ScaleHR, and separately the Founder of SocialHRCamp, a community-driven HR and talent learning event that has run more than 60 sessions across 15 North American cities since 2012. His career spans more than 20 years in HR leadership, from startups to multinational corporations.

Closing the Skills Gap Before AI Outpaces It

Jeff describes today's core HR challenge as an "ABC to DEF" skills gap: organizations trained their workforce in the skills that used to matter, while the real demand has already shifted to a different set entirely, and most companies haven't caught up. He argues that without a cohesive plan for closing that gap through internal upskilling, organizations risk both stalled hiring and a "Shadow AI" problem, employees adopting AI tools informally and mishandling data in the process. Through ScaleHR, he now works with emerging HR, recruitment, and work-tech brands to help them get noticed and grow, and he hosts the Unmuted podcast, exploring HR and talent topics with global leaders and practitioners.

Topics Jeff speaks on

• The AI-era skills gap in HR and recruiting
• Building and scaling HR community events
• HR technology marketing and go-to-market strategy
• Avoiding "Shadow AI" through better upskilling planning
• Workplace culture and quiet quitting

Connect

• Jeff Waldman on LinkedIn
• ScaleHR
• BambooHR Interview: Jeff Waldman on AI Hyper-Personalization

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