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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Allison Roberts, vice president of human resources at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, South Dakota, said the change could be dire for health care in rural America.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The other lead plaintiff in the suit, Sofia Brander, is a human resources (HR) specialist who previously worked for Tesla in 2017 and 2018 on short-term contracts.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Regarding human resources and civil service 13.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
To be sure, there is some evidence emerging of workplace productivity gains from gen AI, and Mollick and chief human resources officers at the CNBC WEC Summit shared some evidence from their research and real-world experience with workers, at companies from Walmart to Verizon, and JPMorgan.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The other lead plaintiff in the suit, Sofia Brander, is a human resources (HR) specialist who previously worked for Tesla in 2017 and 2018 on short-term contracts.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Regarding human resources and civil service 13.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
To be sure, there is some evidence emerging of workplace productivity gains from gen AI, and Mollick and chief human resources officers at the CNBC WEC Summit shared some evidence from their research and real-world experience with workers, at companies from Walmart to Verizon, and JPMorgan.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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