Populate Hash Table from a Read-Host input

we have form use collect info new staff. looking way use info collected on feed powershell script automate as possible. today form submits email info collected in body of email. hoping able copy line email , paste in powershell read-host input line in powershell script , load hash table. think can format line needed thinking like

name = "lomond, stephen";company = "abc";department = "it"

this hoping use cannot see work

$newuserline = read-host "enter user info"

#i know below line not work trying figure out
#$newuser = @{$newuserline}

#i know line works cannot seem take input read-host
$newuser = @{name = "lomond, stephen";company = "abc";department = "it"}

$newuser.name
$newuser.company
$newuser.department

any input welcome.

not sure if best way approach this, works

$newuserline = read-host "enter user info"  $newuserline = $newuserline.split(';') $name = $newuserline[0].split('=')[1].trim() $company = $newuserline[1].split('=')[1].trim() $dept = $newuserline[2].split('=')[1].trim()  $newuser = @{name=$name;company=$company;department=$dept}  $newuser.name $newuser.company $newuser.department

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