D351 WGU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which two advantages are associated with using artificial intelligence(AI) for recruiting?
- Answers -It saves a good amount of time. It can reduce the amount of bias in the
process
What are two advantages of external recruiting? - Answers -It promotes diversity. It
lowers training costs for skilled positions.
What is an advantage of using social media for recruiting purposes? - Answers -It
eliminates biased initial recruiting practices
What is a difficulty associated with internal recruiting? - Answers -A bona fide seniority
system may be present.
Which characteristic do recruiters need in order to have a significant impact on
candidate's interest in a company? - Answers -Interpersonal skills
A human resources(HR) manager is looking for someone to fill a director-level role. The
HR manager has refrained from positing the position on any social media or job-
recruitment websites. What policy is likely constraining the HR manager in this
situation? - Answers -Promote from within policy
In a realistic job preview, a candidate is given both good and bad information about the
tasks and requirements of a job. - Answers -True
Websites that encourage employees to share information about their places of
employment are increasing . - Answers -Job transparency
A human resources (HR) professional is reviewing the past 10 years of a company's
revenue levels and comparing that data to how many workers were in the organization.
The HR professional plans to use the information to create a chart of how many workers
are needed for different production levels. Which process is the professional using in
this scenario? - Answers -Trend analysis
A human resources (HR) professional is considering if the factors administrators
believed were being measured are being measured during a quantitative analysis.
Which metric is described in this scenario? - Answers -Validity
What are slack resources? - Answers -Extra employees
Human resources (HR) professionals need both quantitative and qualitative forecasting
because quantitative analysis cannot account for a lack of historical precedent. -
Answers -True
, What refers to a natural way for organizations to reduce staff without layoffs or pay
reductions? - Answers -Attrition
A company just received a large order and needs more work hours to complete it. The
order must be finished in two weeks. At that time, the labor shortage will be over. Which
method should be used for dealing with the labor shortage? - Answers -Overtime
If there is an oversupply of people in a particular field or if new technology has made a
job easier, pay for those jobs will typically be higher than normal. - Answers -False
Which two issues may arise when a company offers early retirement? - Answers -Not
enough people may take the offer. Employees may go work for a competitor
Which two disadvantages are associated with the interview method of job analysis? -
Answers -Exaggeration of job duties. Time-consuming and expensive.
A human resources (HR) professional is trying to identify the work performed and the
working conditions of the 200 sales associates at a company. The HR professional
needs the information quickly to present it at the next management meeting. Which
method of job analysis would be most appropriate? - Answers -Questionnaire
Which type of job design focuses on designing jobs around the concepts of task
specialization, skill simplification, and repetition? - Answers -Mechanistic
Which task identifies what has to be done within an organization to produce a product or
service? - Answers -Workflow analysis
What is artificial intelligence (AI) incapable of supporting due to its lack of
advancement? - Answers -Analyzing speaking voices
A human resources (HR) manager is using a piece of recruiting software and is unable
to see how the various results are weighted in the recruiting system. Which type of
technology is this HR manager using? - Answers -Black-box technology
The digital divide can cause an inadvertent disparate impact when it comes to the
recruitment process. - Answers -True
Recruitment technology systems can have built into them that is unknown to users. -
Answers -bias
A human resources (HR) professional is teaching employees how to use a company's
new software needed for their jobs. The knowledge, skills, and abilities they are learning
will help them succeed in their work. What is this HR professional providing to the
employees? - Answers -Training
Which two advantages are associated with using artificial intelligence(AI) for recruiting?
- Answers -It saves a good amount of time. It can reduce the amount of bias in the
process
What are two advantages of external recruiting? - Answers -It promotes diversity. It
lowers training costs for skilled positions.
What is an advantage of using social media for recruiting purposes? - Answers -It
eliminates biased initial recruiting practices
What is a difficulty associated with internal recruiting? - Answers -A bona fide seniority
system may be present.
Which characteristic do recruiters need in order to have a significant impact on
candidate's interest in a company? - Answers -Interpersonal skills
A human resources(HR) manager is looking for someone to fill a director-level role. The
HR manager has refrained from positing the position on any social media or job-
recruitment websites. What policy is likely constraining the HR manager in this
situation? - Answers -Promote from within policy
In a realistic job preview, a candidate is given both good and bad information about the
tasks and requirements of a job. - Answers -True
Websites that encourage employees to share information about their places of
employment are increasing . - Answers -Job transparency
A human resources (HR) professional is reviewing the past 10 years of a company's
revenue levels and comparing that data to how many workers were in the organization.
The HR professional plans to use the information to create a chart of how many workers
are needed for different production levels. Which process is the professional using in
this scenario? - Answers -Trend analysis
A human resources (HR) professional is considering if the factors administrators
believed were being measured are being measured during a quantitative analysis.
Which metric is described in this scenario? - Answers -Validity
What are slack resources? - Answers -Extra employees
Human resources (HR) professionals need both quantitative and qualitative forecasting
because quantitative analysis cannot account for a lack of historical precedent. -
Answers -True
, What refers to a natural way for organizations to reduce staff without layoffs or pay
reductions? - Answers -Attrition
A company just received a large order and needs more work hours to complete it. The
order must be finished in two weeks. At that time, the labor shortage will be over. Which
method should be used for dealing with the labor shortage? - Answers -Overtime
If there is an oversupply of people in a particular field or if new technology has made a
job easier, pay for those jobs will typically be higher than normal. - Answers -False
Which two issues may arise when a company offers early retirement? - Answers -Not
enough people may take the offer. Employees may go work for a competitor
Which two disadvantages are associated with the interview method of job analysis? -
Answers -Exaggeration of job duties. Time-consuming and expensive.
A human resources (HR) professional is trying to identify the work performed and the
working conditions of the 200 sales associates at a company. The HR professional
needs the information quickly to present it at the next management meeting. Which
method of job analysis would be most appropriate? - Answers -Questionnaire
Which type of job design focuses on designing jobs around the concepts of task
specialization, skill simplification, and repetition? - Answers -Mechanistic
Which task identifies what has to be done within an organization to produce a product or
service? - Answers -Workflow analysis
What is artificial intelligence (AI) incapable of supporting due to its lack of
advancement? - Answers -Analyzing speaking voices
A human resources (HR) manager is using a piece of recruiting software and is unable
to see how the various results are weighted in the recruiting system. Which type of
technology is this HR manager using? - Answers -Black-box technology
The digital divide can cause an inadvertent disparate impact when it comes to the
recruitment process. - Answers -True
Recruitment technology systems can have built into them that is unknown to users. -
Answers -bias
A human resources (HR) professional is teaching employees how to use a company's
new software needed for their jobs. The knowledge, skills, and abilities they are learning
will help them succeed in their work. What is this HR professional providing to the
employees? - Answers -Training
