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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Fear of retaliation, skepticism about human resources departments and doubts about whether complaints will be taken seriously continue to shape how, and whether, women speak up.
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The district’s internal investigation was coordinated by Evelin Medina, SDUHSD’s director of community resolution and compliance, and Tracy Olander, SDUHSD’s director of human resources.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The incident allegedly occurred while Middleton, a human resources executive, was on board for a management meeting while in port in Cadiz, Spain, in 2019.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
While retail and human resources might not seem like functions that would shoot a candidate to the top of the list to run one of the world’s most consequential tech companies, O’Brien’s responsibilities are vast.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The district’s internal investigation was coordinated by Evelin Medina, SDUHSD’s director of community resolution and compliance, and Tracy Olander, SDUHSD’s director of human resources.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The incident allegedly occurred while Middleton, a human resources executive, was on board for a management meeting while in port in Cadiz, Spain, in 2019.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
While retail and human resources might not seem like functions that would shoot a candidate to the top of the list to run one of the world’s most consequential tech companies, O’Brien’s responsibilities are vast.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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