human resources
plural noun
1
: personnel sense 1a
hiring more human resources
2
: personnel sense 2
Human resources will contact you about your interview.
the company's human resources department
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Amazon's stores and human resources division, known as people experience and technology, are among the units that will be impacted, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the details are confidential.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Although there’s a case to be made about remote-work productivity, some human resources leaders have said these trends are caused by greater workplace problems.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Cales works at the Hazel Park School District in human resources.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Long and the city’s human resources director agreed to meet with her.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Although there’s a case to be made about remote-work productivity, some human resources leaders have said these trends are caused by greater workplace problems.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Cales works at the Hazel Park School District in human resources.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Long and the city’s human resources director agreed to meet with her.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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