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 team wanted to launch a new offering to support human resources leaders in large companies.
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
In the months to follow, Hardy watched as peers were called into human resources meetings; emails painting uncertainty for the funding year, detailing layoffs and staffing changes and the possibility that the program could end earlier than September periodically filtered into her inbox.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
Two of the recent complaints, one filed by Ingram’s former executive assistant and another filed by the city’s last human resources director, have been resolved.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2025
Cirone was promoted to lieutenant of Area 3 in 2022, according to city human resources records.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
In the months to follow, Hardy watched as peers were called into human resources meetings; emails painting uncertainty for the funding year, detailing layoffs and staffing changes and the possibility that the program could end earlier than September periodically filtered into her inbox.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
Two of the recent complaints, one filed by Ingram’s former executive assistant and another filed by the city’s last human resources director, have been resolved.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2025
Cirone was promoted to lieutenant of Area 3 in 2022, according to city human resources records.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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