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 Colorado location was not closing but would retain only a few employees after the transition, Laura Duve, of Nordstrom’s human resources team, wrote in a letter to the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Wolfe, 24, from Martinsburg, was serving in the unit's 167th Force Support Squadron as a personnel and human resources specialist.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
Tom Romnios, vice president of human resources at Western Global Airlines (WGA), said in an internal memo to employees that the air carrier was furloughing all MD-11 pilots effective Friday.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Workday shares slid more than 5% in extended trading Tuesday after the finance and human resources software maker issued quarterly margin guidance that came in below Wall Street projections.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Wolfe, 24, from Martinsburg, was serving in the unit's 167th Force Support Squadron as a personnel and human resources specialist.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
Tom Romnios, vice president of human resources at Western Global Airlines (WGA), said in an internal memo to employees that the air carrier was furloughing all MD-11 pilots effective Friday.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Workday shares slid more than 5% in extended trading Tuesday after the finance and human resources software maker issued quarterly margin guidance that came in below Wall Street projections.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for human resources
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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