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human resources

[hyoo-muhn ree-sawr-sis, ree-zawr-siz, yoo-muhn] / ˈhju mən ˈri sɔr sɪs, ˈri zɔr sɪz, ˈju mən /
NOUN
employment recruiting and management
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The cuts - the steepest since 2022 - will mainly affect its human resources, legal, product and technology teams and equates to around 6% of its total workforce.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Before that, she worked in various human resources and office manager roles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That includes some human resources work as well as an artificial intelligence transformation Goldman calls “OneGS 3.0,” that involves changing the firm’s internal operating model and improving overall productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

A few seats away, 30-year-old human resources manager Julia Garcia has done the same.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

When I say run a company, I mean keeping track of inventory, staying in touch with customers, recruiting, project management, product development, scheduling, budgeting, and human resources.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman


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