capable person; talented individual
Refers to a person with ability or talent, often in a professional or organizational context. Can be used for a single person or collectively.
彼はこの会社に必要な人材だ。
He is a talented person this company needs.
優秀な人材を確保するのは難しい。
It's difficult to secure capable personnel.
Collective term for people as organizational resources; common in business, HR, and policy contexts. Often used in compounds like 人材育成 (talent development) or 人材不足 (labor shortage).
人材育成に力を入れている企業が増えている。
More companies are focusing on human resource development.
地方では人材不足が深刻だ。
In rural areas, the labor shortage is serious.
This company has many talented people.
Securing talented people isn't easy.
We conducted repeated interviews to discover new talent.
A lot of talented people have gathered at that company.
人材 emphasizes a person's talent or value as a human resource, while 要員 simply denotes someone assigned to fill a needed role.
temporary staffing; temp agency dispatch
selection for high office; appointment of talented people to higher positions