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 The only item listed on the agenda is an approval of an human resources report. Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2024 New facility, new jobs Kristen Walters, vice president of human resources, is in charge of bringing on team members to join the company. Lonyae Coulter, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024 The one exception was Beth Galetti, the SVP of human resources or, in Amazon speak, the People Experience Technology division, or PXT. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 21 June 2024 But Hispanics and Asians, who were underrepresented in state government’s workforce three years ago, continue to be, according to the latest study, which relied on U.S. Census figures and December 2023 data from Core-CT, the state’s human resources and payroll IT system. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for human resources 

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Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of human resources was in 1915

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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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