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personnel manager

noun·Everydaybusinessold-fashioned

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UK/ˌpɜːsəˈnel ˌmænɪdʒə/
US/ˌpɜːrsəˈnel ˌmænɪdʒɚ/

Meaning

  1. nouncountablebusiness

    A person responsible for hiring staff, keeping employee records and handling workers' rights, pay and complaints in an organization.

    Grammar: Countable: the personnel manager, two personnel managers.

    Patterns

    • personnel manager at a company
    • personnel manager of a department

    The personnel manager interviewed three candidates for the vacancy.

    If you have a complaint about your schedule, speak to the personnel manager.

    She worked as a personnel manager at a large hospital for ten years.

Word forms

pluralpersonnel managers

Common combinations

personnel manager at
He is a personnel manager at a car factory.
meet the personnel manager
You should meet the personnel manager on your first day.
hire a personnel manager
The growing firm decided to hire a personnel manager.
report to the personnel manager
All sick leave should be reported to the personnel manager.
senior personnel manager
The senior personnel manager designed the new training plan.

Synonyms and how they differ

HR manager
HR manager is the modern, more widely used title for the same job.
human resources director
Human resources director is a higher, more senior post than a personnel manager.
staff manager
Staff manager may mean someone who supervises employees' daily work, not hiring and records.
recruiter
A recruiter focuses on finding and hiring new people, while a personnel manager also handles existing staff matters.

Word family

personnel noun
the people who work for an organization
personnel department noun
the part of a company that deals with employees
manager noun
a person who runs a department or team
manage verb
to be in charge of people or things

Commonly confused: personnel manager or personal manager? personnel manager or personnel?

personnel manager vs personal manager

A personal manager handles the career of one client, such as an actor, while a personnel manager handles staff in a company.

personnel manager vs personnel

Personnel is spelled with two n letters, and personal with one n is a different word.

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