personnel officer

Staff department head

A personnel officer handles employee-related matters for an organization—hiring, training, benefits, and workplace policies.

The term is somewhat dated; human resources manager or HR director now dominate in corporate settings.

Personnel officer remains common in military and government contexts: The personnel officer processed the new recruits' paperwork.

Related

interviewer · resume · cover letter · staffing · open position · employee · headhunter · cubicle · benefits · salary negotiation · onboarding · payroll · clipboard · applicant · interview · desk · handbook · screening

Opposites
organizational role

personnel officerline supervisor

Manager of production workers

line manager · operations manager · production supervisor · floor supervisor · shop foreman

workforce perspective

personnel officerunion representative

Advocate for organized workers

union steward · labor organizer · shop steward · job candidate · new hire

organizational hierarchy and authority type

personnel officerline supervisor

Manager of production workers

commanding officer · operations chief · unit commander · team leader · department head

Family

personnel, officer, person, personal, personally, personality, personalities, personalize, personalized

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