personnel

/,pə:sə'nel/

Thân thiện

The personnel department is reviewing job applications.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The people employed in an organization or engaged in a specific enterprise: "personnel" refers to the collective body of individuals who work for a particular company, institution, or armed service.
   • The department within an organization that manages employees: "personnel" can also refer to the administrative department responsible for hiring, training, and managing the workforce.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Referring to employees):

  • The company is expanding and will need to hire new personnel.
  • All military personnel must report for duty at 0700 hours.
  • The hospital's medical personnel worked tirelessly during the crisis.

• Noun (Referring to the department):

  • Please submit your vacation request to the personnel office.
  • Personnel has issued new guidelines regarding remote work.

Advanced Usage

• "to be short of personnel": to not have enough staff or workers.

  • The project is delayed because we are short of personnel.

• "key personnel": the most important or essential employees in an organization.

  • The security of key personnel is a top priority.

• "personnel management": the administrative function of managing an organization's employees.

  • Her degree is in personnel management.

Variants and Related Words

• Personnel department (n): the division of a business responsible for hiring and employee relations. (Often synonymous with Human Resources).

  • She works in the personnel department.

• Personnel file (n): a record containing information about an employee's history with a company.

  • Your annual reviews are kept in your personnel file.

Synonyms

• Staff: the group of people who work for an organization.
• Employees: individuals hired to perform services for wages or salary.
• Workforce: the total number of people employed or available for work.

Related Phrases

• Civilian personnel: non-military employees of a government or organization.

  • The base employs both military and civilian personnel.

• Personnel carrier: a vehicle, especially an armored one, for transporting troops.

  • The soldiers advanced in an armored personnel carrier.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
2. group of people willing to obey orders
   • a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens

Từ đồng nghĩa

• personnel department
• personnel office
• staff office
• force