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.
He is a talented person this company needs.
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).
More companies are focusing on human resource development.
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