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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Several senior agency leaders, including the chief human resources officer, acting commissioner and acting general counsel, have resigned or been demoted since January.
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Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2025
Most of those cut appear to have been involved in support jobs, communications, IT, human resources, those who order supplies and specialists who handle contracts and grants.
—Carmel Wroth, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Pursuing an online degree in human resources is interrupted because his dad Pap (Ron Chapman) has been ghosted — literally.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Pollack, during his tenure as Lionsgate chief human resources officer, led the rollout of a broad range of employee benefits initiatives, reward programs and health and wellness programs, according to the company.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2025
Most of those cut appear to have been involved in support jobs, communications, IT, human resources, those who order supplies and specialists who handle contracts and grants.
—Carmel Wroth, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Pursuing an online degree in human resources is interrupted because his dad Pap (Ron Chapman) has been ghosted — literally.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Pollack, during his tenure as Lionsgate chief human resources officer, led the rollout of a broad range of employee benefits initiatives, reward programs and health and wellness programs, according to the company.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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