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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The community interview panel members will be asked to submit two questions in advance of the interviews — queries that will be reviewed by county human resources officials to make sure the questions are legal and also to avoid duplication, Pintar said.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
For more information, contact the center’s human resources department at 714-708-1563, weekdays, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Legal debate The strike reflects a growing national labor movement in which younger, liberal workers are increasingly unionizing and taking political stands, said David Lewin, a professor emeritus of management, human resources and organizational behavior at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
According to contracts, her company was paid a share — around 10 percent — of the schools’ public funding to provide human resources, marketing and other services.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
For more information, contact the center’s human resources department at 714-708-1563, weekdays, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Legal debate The strike reflects a growing national labor movement in which younger, liberal workers are increasingly unionizing and taking political stands, said David Lewin, a professor emeritus of management, human resources and organizational behavior at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
According to contracts, her company was paid a share — around 10 percent — of the schools’ public funding to provide human resources, marketing and other services.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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