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 nation’s 208,900 human resources managers earn a median income of $140,030.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Officials are also working to hire a new human resources director to succeed Susan Brazeau, who retires in March.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Each school principal made their own decision on how to fill the void, such as tapping long-term subs or paraprofessionals, according to Dominick Maniscalco, the new top human resources official for MPS.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Alex Wong | Getty Images Global tech giant IBM’s CEO Arvind Krishna told the Wall Street Journal in May that AI chatbots had taken over the jobs of a few hundred human resources workers.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Officials are also working to hire a new human resources director to succeed Susan Brazeau, who retires in March.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Each school principal made their own decision on how to fill the void, such as tapping long-term subs or paraprofessionals, according to Dominick Maniscalco, the new top human resources official for MPS.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Alex Wong | Getty Images Global tech giant IBM’s CEO Arvind Krishna told the Wall Street Journal in May that AI chatbots had taken over the jobs of a few hundred human resources workers.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Dec. 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 3 Jan. 2026.
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