Personnel Department (Noun)
Meaning
The department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The human resources director heads the personnel department and oversees all staffing activities.
- All job postings must be approved by the personnel department before being advertised.
- She has worked in the personnel department of the company for over 10 years, rising through the ranks.
- New employees must attend an orientation session run by the personnel department before starting work.
- The company's personnel department was reorganized last year to make it more efficient.