WGU D351 Functions of Human Resource Management
Pre-Assessment Questions with verified answers
A chief executive officer (CEO) asks the human resources (HR) team to create a
framework of positions and wage levels.
What does the HR team need to create? Ans✓✓✓ Pay structure
A chief executive officer (CEO) identified that the following employee capabilities
are required for the future of the organization:
adapting to changing economic conditions
listening to the customer's voice
responding to competition within the industry
What is the first step to accomplishing this? Ans✓✓✓ Analyze the training needs
A company has had multiple Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) violations over several years. An on-site safety accident results in a
fatality, and the company is issued a citation.
Why is this latest violation willful? Ans✓✓✓ Management demonstrated a
disregard for employee safety and health.
A company is hiring underwriters at 15 percent more than its current
underwriters' salary due to the high demand for this role.
Which factor will have an impact on the company's compensation plan?
Ans✓✓✓ Wage compression
, A company's leaders are redefining the company's expectations and goals. They
need to communicate these changes to the rest of the company.
What should leaders update to communicate the changes? Ans✓✓✓ Mission
statement
A company's vice president (VP) of accounting filled a manager position in the
department with an internal analyst. The position was not posted internally.
Which type of recruiting is this? Ans✓✓✓ Targeted
A firefighter job analysis identified that firefighters must be able to do the
following:
pull or drag up to 150 pounds through areas with zero visibility
walk and crawl around obstacles on fire
carry a 35-pound hose pack up smoke-filled stairs
Which kind of test should the human resources (HR) department design to
determine whether candidates meet these requirements? Ans✓✓✓ Task
simulations
A high-performing employee with 20 years of service is dismissed from a company
shortly before becoming eligible for the retirement plan.
Which standard exception of the concept of employment-at-will does this action
violate? Ans✓✓✓ Lack of good faith and fair dealing
Pre-Assessment Questions with verified answers
A chief executive officer (CEO) asks the human resources (HR) team to create a
framework of positions and wage levels.
What does the HR team need to create? Ans✓✓✓ Pay structure
A chief executive officer (CEO) identified that the following employee capabilities
are required for the future of the organization:
adapting to changing economic conditions
listening to the customer's voice
responding to competition within the industry
What is the first step to accomplishing this? Ans✓✓✓ Analyze the training needs
A company has had multiple Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) violations over several years. An on-site safety accident results in a
fatality, and the company is issued a citation.
Why is this latest violation willful? Ans✓✓✓ Management demonstrated a
disregard for employee safety and health.
A company is hiring underwriters at 15 percent more than its current
underwriters' salary due to the high demand for this role.
Which factor will have an impact on the company's compensation plan?
Ans✓✓✓ Wage compression
, A company's leaders are redefining the company's expectations and goals. They
need to communicate these changes to the rest of the company.
What should leaders update to communicate the changes? Ans✓✓✓ Mission
statement
A company's vice president (VP) of accounting filled a manager position in the
department with an internal analyst. The position was not posted internally.
Which type of recruiting is this? Ans✓✓✓ Targeted
A firefighter job analysis identified that firefighters must be able to do the
following:
pull or drag up to 150 pounds through areas with zero visibility
walk and crawl around obstacles on fire
carry a 35-pound hose pack up smoke-filled stairs
Which kind of test should the human resources (HR) department design to
determine whether candidates meet these requirements? Ans✓✓✓ Task
simulations
A high-performing employee with 20 years of service is dismissed from a company
shortly before becoming eligible for the retirement plan.
Which standard exception of the concept of employment-at-will does this action
violate? Ans✓✓✓ Lack of good faith and fair dealing
