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

Examples of human resources in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lessons on human resources being more company-oriented than human is another pearl of wisdom from Reddy, who clearly has a knack for corporate culture. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Promising candidates would get interviewed and not hear back, because the understaffed human resources department couldn’t finish the necessary paperwork, according to the reporting. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026

The El Dorado Hills Community Services District declined to comment on the active negotiations, with General Manager Stephanie McGann Jantzen saying the district cannot comment on ongoing human resources matters. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Candice Elliott, a human resources consultant in Santa Cruz, said smaller businesses such as restaurants struggle to find ways to cover the higher costs. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1