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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The closing of the more than 50-year-old plant in Shelby was not a surprise as Solero announced its 18- to 24-month consolidation plan last November, Chris Byrd, Solero’s senior vice president of global human resources said in a statement Tuesday to The Charlotte Observer.
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Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Judy Schwab, a human resources veteran of Disney and Apple, has joined UTA as chief people officer.
—William Earl, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The most active use of AI agents are in IT/technology (95%), operations (89%), and risk management (66%), while marketing and sales (18%) and human resources (2%) lag far behind.
—John Kell, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
According to the archdiocese, a parish employee discovered the potentially inappropriate websites while refurbishing the computer and reported the findings to the archdiocese's Pastoral Center, which is essentially the church's human resources department.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Judy Schwab, a human resources veteran of Disney and Apple, has joined UTA as chief people officer.
—William Earl, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The most active use of AI agents are in IT/technology (95%), operations (89%), and risk management (66%), while marketing and sales (18%) and human resources (2%) lag far behind.
—John Kell, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
According to the archdiocese, a parish employee discovered the potentially inappropriate websites while refurbishing the computer and reported the findings to the archdiocese's Pastoral Center, which is essentially the church's human resources department.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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