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

Examples of human resources in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those roles can span from technical quantum computing positions to human resources or business analytics. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Some of those corporate roles include executive management, human resources, finance, marketing and sales. — Chase Jordan october 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Drew Holler, chief human resources officer at $19 billion homebuilder Lennar, put it bluntly. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Her departure is not related to a round of layoffs that hit Disney this week; those cuts came primarily in the company’s tech and human resources departments. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1