personnel department

American  

noun

1. the department in an organization dealing with matters involving employees, as hiring, training, labor relations, and benefits.

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Etymology

Origin of personnel department

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

When the New England Patriots signed Mike Vrabel as a young linebacker in 2001, they sent a gopher from the team’s personnel department to scoop him up at the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Dains thought the employee should be fired, but she said the city’s personnel department recommended five days of leave.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

Gen. Yuri Kuznetsov, who oversaw the ministry’s personnel department, were detained for the same bribery charge in recent weeks.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

Some of those could come next week when president of football operations John Schneider and the rest of the personnel department descend on Indianapolis for the annual NFL combine.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

A list handed out to us on our last day by the personnel department showed that it was purely a matter of numbers.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover