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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Caldwell’s former human resources director filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging she was retaliated against and lost her job after an investigation into the city’s police chief, Rex Ingram.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2025
On Friday evening, the Office of Personnel Management, which serves as a human resources department for the federal government, acknowledged that some employees may have received termination notices in error and said the buyouts agreements would be honored.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
In the 1950s, the government moved its human resources files into a series of old limestone mines, 230 feet below Boyers, Pa.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Newsweek contacted the White House and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which manages human resources for the federal government, for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular office hours.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2025
On Friday evening, the Office of Personnel Management, which serves as a human resources department for the federal government, acknowledged that some employees may have received termination notices in error and said the buyouts agreements would be honored.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
In the 1950s, the government moved its human resources files into a series of old limestone mines, 230 feet below Boyers, Pa.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Newsweek contacted the White House and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which manages human resources for the federal government, for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular office hours.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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