Personalaufbau
German
Etymology
Personal (“staff/personnel”) + -s- + Aufbau (“build-up/construction”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌaʊ̯fbaʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: Per‧so‧nal‧auf‧bau
Noun
Personalaufbau m (strong, genitive Personalaufbaus, plural Personalaufbaue)
- (business, economics) staff expansion, increase in personnel (the process of increasing the number of employees within an organization)
- Um die neuen Projekte im Wissenssektor stemmen zu können, plant die Firma einen massiven Personalaufbau.
- In order to manage the new projects in the knowledge sector, the company is planning a massive increase in personnel.
Declension
Declension of Personalaufbau [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
- Stellenzuwachs (job growth)
- Einstellungswelle (hiring wave; more colloquial/dynamic)
Antonyms
- Personalabbau (staff reduction)
- Stellenstreichung (job cut)
Coordinate terms
- Fachkräftebedarf (the need for skilled workers that drives the expansion)
- Wachstumsstrategie (the corporate plan behind the expansion)
- Recruiting (the active process of seeking new staff)
- Kapazitätsplanung (planning the resources required for expansion)
- Belegschaft (the entire workforce)
Related terms
- Personalkosten (personnel costs)
- Aufbauarbeit (constructive work/groundwork)
References
- “Personalaufbau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Personalaufbau” in Duden online