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WGU D356 HR TECHNOLOGY OA & PA EXAM 2 VERSIONS
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |STUDY
GUIDE | EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS |
ALREADY GRADED || A+ ||
What is the immediate next step in the evaluation process after identifying
training needs? - ANSWER-Developing measurable learning goals.
A training/development director is explaining to a colleague that the training
evaluation method used in the org. Is a qualitative/quantitive assessment
based knowledge whether training content was transferred to a trainee's
performance.
Which type of training evaluation is this director explaining? - ANSWER-
Learning
What is the difference between training and development? - ANSWER-
Training is for short-term job tasks;
Development is more long term
What does an organization need to capture to construct a merit matrix to
calculate merit pay or bonus payouts in a human resource information
system (HRIS)? - ANSWER-Summary performance
To foster a culture of growth among its employees, a company has
implemented a monthly rewards program that awards high-performing
employees "Employee of the Month" and "Innovator of the Month"
certificates. The company has also incorporated a dedicated website for
the program in its human resource information system (HRIS), allowing
employees to access their achievements easily.
Which type of compensation does this scenario exemplify? - ANSWER-
Recognition Awards
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How would a company use its human resource information system (HRIS)
to ensure equity? - ANSWER-By looking at performance ratings by
protected category to check for bias
An organization looks for strategies to engage a more diverse pool of
applicants from various socioeconomic backgrounds. The organization
decides to optimize its applicant tracking system for mobile use.
What is the difficulty the organization is trying to overcome? - ANSWER-
Digital divide.
Why is it essential for organizations to consider electronic human resource
management (eHRM) innovation projects as organizational change
processes? - ANSWER-To address the gap between technical design and
user experience
Which human resource management (HRM) approach to creating an
electronic human resource management (eHRM) strategy would a human
resource information system (HRIS) vendor encounter in a governmental
organization? - ANSWER-Bureaucratic
What is a benefit of a service-oriented architecture (SOA)? - ANSWER-
Provides human resources (HR) with easy access to data for reporting
What are the components of effective historical metrics? - ANSWER-Costs
and Benefits
A human resources (HR) director has prepared a report to understand how
a pandemic has impacted staffing in the organization. The HR director is
presenting the report to the executive officer.
Which comprehensive list of factors is used to determine turnover costs? -
ANSWER-Separations, vacancies, recruitment, replacements, loss of
productivity, and training
A diversity officer pulls a data set from the applicant tracking system to see
if the organization has met its goals of targeting a diverse talent pool for
leadership roles.
Which data mining characteristic reflects this data set? - ANSWER-Variety
2025/2026
WGU D356 HR TECHNOLOGY OA & PA EXAM 2 VERSIONS
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |STUDY
GUIDE | EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS |
ALREADY GRADED || A+ ||
What is the immediate next step in the evaluation process after identifying
training needs? - ANSWER-Developing measurable learning goals.
A training/development director is explaining to a colleague that the training
evaluation method used in the org. Is a qualitative/quantitive assessment
based knowledge whether training content was transferred to a trainee's
performance.
Which type of training evaluation is this director explaining? - ANSWER-
Learning
What is the difference between training and development? - ANSWER-
Training is for short-term job tasks;
Development is more long term
What does an organization need to capture to construct a merit matrix to
calculate merit pay or bonus payouts in a human resource information
system (HRIS)? - ANSWER-Summary performance
To foster a culture of growth among its employees, a company has
implemented a monthly rewards program that awards high-performing
employees "Employee of the Month" and "Innovator of the Month"
certificates. The company has also incorporated a dedicated website for
the program in its human resource information system (HRIS), allowing
employees to access their achievements easily.
Which type of compensation does this scenario exemplify? - ANSWER-
Recognition Awards
2025/2026
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How would a company use its human resource information system (HRIS)
to ensure equity? - ANSWER-By looking at performance ratings by
protected category to check for bias
An organization looks for strategies to engage a more diverse pool of
applicants from various socioeconomic backgrounds. The organization
decides to optimize its applicant tracking system for mobile use.
What is the difficulty the organization is trying to overcome? - ANSWER-
Digital divide.
Why is it essential for organizations to consider electronic human resource
management (eHRM) innovation projects as organizational change
processes? - ANSWER-To address the gap between technical design and
user experience
Which human resource management (HRM) approach to creating an
electronic human resource management (eHRM) strategy would a human
resource information system (HRIS) vendor encounter in a governmental
organization? - ANSWER-Bureaucratic
What is a benefit of a service-oriented architecture (SOA)? - ANSWER-
Provides human resources (HR) with easy access to data for reporting
What are the components of effective historical metrics? - ANSWER-Costs
and Benefits
A human resources (HR) director has prepared a report to understand how
a pandemic has impacted staffing in the organization. The HR director is
presenting the report to the executive officer.
Which comprehensive list of factors is used to determine turnover costs? -
ANSWER-Separations, vacancies, recruitment, replacements, loss of
productivity, and training
A diversity officer pulls a data set from the applicant tracking system to see
if the organization has met its goals of targeting a diverse talent pool for
leadership roles.
Which data mining characteristic reflects this data set? - ANSWER-Variety
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