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

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personnel department

McDonnell said after Flores’ allegations were made public in early 2025 that the personnel department would conduct a “biopsy” to examine “any adverse impacts” of the scandal on recruitment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

In this way, it mirrors the way NFL teams divide tasks between a pro personnel department and a college scouting staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

She said she was repeatedly told by the personnel department, which functions like a human resources department at a private company, that she couldn’t fire problem employees.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025

On her first day at Langley, Dorothy Vaughan spent the morning in the personnel department filling out the requisite paperwork.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly