How to Use human resources in a Sentence

human resources

plural noun
  • This isn't an attack on human resources.
    — Darrin Lipscomb, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Experts in human resources say none of this should have come as a surprise.
    — NBC News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Managers can do this, and human resources leaders can help them.
    — Dr. Lisa Toppin, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Long and the city’s human resources director agreed to meet with her.
    — Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
  • And nowhere is this shift more visible – or more painful – than in human resources.
    — Eric Mosley, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • When deposits didn’t go out, those in human resources were confused.
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Check with your human resources department to see if this is even viable.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The next day, human resources at her company heeded her call.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Or the plan may not cover it and the human resources department can try to appeal.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
  • One of the worst aspects of working in human resources is having to let people go.
    — Erin Imhof, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • Wehner was a college student and a human resources intern who was killed on his first day at the job.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Still, Miller says the city’s biggest hurdle is human resources.
    — Mari Sato, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The co-worker then informed human resources about the complaint.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The assistant filed a complaint with human resources, and soon after quit her job.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2021
  • All contracts, no matter the amount must be approved by human resources, finance, and the board.
    — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Over the years, Miranda has been slapped on the wrist enough times by human resources to curb her abuses.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Inquire with human resources about the benefits that are available to you.
    — Robbie Green, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Most teams, the report noted, did not have a human resources department.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The only item listed on the agenda is an approval of an human resources report.
    — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2024
  • Now is the time for company leaders to embrace the human in human resources.
    — Cheryl Naumann, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The next step involves addressing the pay inequity with human resources.
    — Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Parks was the human resources director, a loving husband and the father of a young child.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Union officials then filed the complaint at the third step, which goes to the director of human resources.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
  • There are fresh faces in quite a few jobs, including the troubled human resources department.
    — Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
  • For Amand, who works in human resources, building the gallery was also a creative outlet.
    — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2021
  • Cales works at the Hazel Park School District in human resources.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In February, Robinson was laid off from her job in human resources.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Each of the job ads included the phone number of the human resources person who would guide the applicant to the next stage.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • His sister is a human resources assistant.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Another 12 each will come from the offices of finance and human resources.
    — Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026

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