Florida Gulf Coast guard Sherwood Brown (25) looks to the crowd as his team is in the lead against San Diego State in the second half during the third round of the NCAA basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Center.
Updated August 09, 2016. Human Resource Development (HRD) is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities.
What is 'Human Resources (HR)' Human resources (HR) is the company department charged with finding, screening, recruiting and training job applicants, as well as administering employee-benefit programs. As companies reorganize to gain competitive edge, human resources plays a key role in helping companies deal with a fast-changing environment and the greater demand for quality employees.