noun phrase · formal
human resources department
UK/ˌhjuːmən rɪˈzɔːsɪz dɪˈpɑːtmənt/US/ˌhjuːmən rɪˈzɔːrsɪz dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/hu·MAN REZ·ources de·PART·ment
the department in a company that handles hiring, training and employee welfare
Examples
“contact the human resources department”
“a vacancy in the human resources department”
“human resources policies”
Band 8 sentence
“I submitted my CV to the human resources department and received an invitation to interview within a week.”
Collocations
- human resources policies
- contact the human resources department
Word family
Common mistakes
human resource department→human resources department / the HR department
department of human resourceses→human resources department
Say it for a higher band
5personnel department→6HR department→7+human resources department
Synonyms
HR department
Easily confused
HR department
“Please contact the HR department about your contract.”
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