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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Candidates will interview with a six-person panel: Chairman George McCaskey, President/CEO Kevin Warren, Poles, director of football administration Matt Feinstein, senior director of player personnel Jeff King and chief human resources officer Liz Geist.
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Rather than handling the negotiations on your own, the recruiter will manage the details and figures with the hiring manager or human resources professional.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Milstein ascended to the position of assistant city manager in 2017 and most recently oversaw the finance, human resources and information technology departments.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
And the test may have saved her life, as the scan showed that Gardner-Lawson had a 5-cm tumor on her bowel — leading the human resources manager to be diagnosed with stage four colon cancer on September 30.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Rather than handling the negotiations on your own, the recruiter will manage the details and figures with the hiring manager or human resources professional.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Milstein ascended to the position of assistant city manager in 2017 and most recently oversaw the finance, human resources and information technology departments.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
And the test may have saved her life, as the scan showed that Gardner-Lawson had a 5-cm tumor on her bowel — leading the human resources manager to be diagnosed with stage four colon cancer on September 30.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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