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
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Chad Feltz, assistant vice president of human resources, attributed the company's success to being able to adapt to present needs and expectations of workers.
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Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
Mickey McFetridge, finance director, and Greg Mones, executive director of fiscal and human resources, first presented the salary numbers at the March meeting.
—Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 26 Apr. 2024
Amanda Rajkumar, the former global head of human resources and the first woman of color on Adidas’s executive board, quit in 2023, after starting in 2021.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
He's worked as an author, motivational speaker and human resources manager.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
But the principal did not see the email until the next morning and immediately contacted the Department of Child Services and the school system’s human resources personnel, the district said.
—Austin Mullen, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
The school has also centralized its IT and human resources departments.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The board member who assessed Mr. Musk’s compensation plan, Ms. Denholm said, was Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, a former human resources executive at Kellogg and Walgreens who does not appear to have any personal ties to him.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Sometimes, information needs to be brought out of the echo chamber of a human resources department and gut-checked in the broader court of public opinion.
—Christine Shen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
Mickey McFetridge, finance director, and Greg Mones, executive director of fiscal and human resources, first presented the salary numbers at the March meeting.
—Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 26 Apr. 2024
Amanda Rajkumar, the former global head of human resources and the first woman of color on Adidas’s executive board, quit in 2023, after starting in 2021.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
He's worked as an author, motivational speaker and human resources manager.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
But the principal did not see the email until the next morning and immediately contacted the Department of Child Services and the school system’s human resources personnel, the district said.
—Austin Mullen, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
The school has also centralized its IT and human resources departments.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The board member who assessed Mr. Musk’s compensation plan, Ms. Denholm said, was Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, a former human resources executive at Kellogg and Walgreens who does not appear to have any personal ties to him.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Sometimes, information needs to be brought out of the echo chamber of a human resources department and gut-checked in the broader court of public opinion.
—Christine Shen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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