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 employee. when the value of labor relations began to garner attention and when notions such as motivation, organizational behavior, and selection assessments began to take shape.Human resources or HR is the company department charged with finding, screening, recruiting, and training job applicants, and administering employee-benefit programs. As companies reorganize to gain a competitive edge, HR plays a key role in helping companies deal with a fast-changing environment and the greater demand for quality employees.