Human resources is used to describe both the people who work for a company or organization and the department responsible for managing resources related to employees.

Human resource management is a contemporary, umbrella term used to describe the management and development of employees in an organization. Human Resource Management involves overseeing all things related to managing an organization’s human capital.

Human resource management is therefore focused on a number of major areas, including:

• Recruiting and staffing
• Compensation and benefits
• Training and learning
• Labor and employee relations
• Organization development