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2026 WGU D351 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT (VERSIONS 1 AND 2) EXAM
COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING (152)
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
WGU D351
Prepare for your WGU D351 Functions of Human Resource
Management Objective Assessment (Versions 1 and 2) Exam
with this focused study guide designed for students at Western
Governors University. It covers recruitment, selection,
performance management, compensation, employee relations,
legal compliance, and key HR terminology. Suitable for students
preparing for both versions of the D351 objective assessment in
human resource management.
Time series analysis and stochastic analysis are both
examples of which forecasting technique? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Statistical demand
Explain the impact of civil rights act ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Makes it unlawful to refuse to recruit or hire an
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individual based on the individual's race, color, national
origin, religion, or sex
Explain the impact of genetic information nondiscrimination
act? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Prohibits discrimination of
candidates or current employees based on the likelihood
that potential employees (or their family members) will have
future health issues; protects the rights of genetic
information to be held confidential
What are the two purposes of recruitment? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... To generate a pool of potentially qualified
applicants.
To help organizations meet their legal and social
responsibilities.
How does the book to find knowledge? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... It is a theoretical or practical understanding of a
subject
How does the book defined skills? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Skills are proficiencies, developed their experience
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What criterion do organizations think should be used for
transfers? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Ability and potential.
Helping employee gain wider and broader experience within
the business.
What are the factors that influence a promotion from within
policy? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 1. Internal employees
are more qualified and better prepared for the
responsibilities of the job because internal employees are
familiar with the people, procedures, policies, and special
characteristics of the organization.
2. Employees who are promoted from within or likely to feel
more secure and loyalt to an organization when it gives them
opportunities for advancement.
3. Internal promotion can be much less expensive than
outside promotion both in terms of time and money.
What criterion do unions think should be used for transfers?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... seniority
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What is job rotation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A job
rotation pushes employees through a number of positions
within a company within a relatively short period of time.
Effective for exposing new employees, management,
trainees, etc. to various parts of the organization.
What is the purpose of a job posting? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... To extend an open invitation to all employees,
through prominent display of a notice, to apply for a job
vacancy.
What is the most common source of external recruiting in
most industries? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Company
Websites -- allows for a large number of potential applicants
for screening while maintaining a low cost per applicant.
And what type of situations are employment agencies used?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Agencies often provide
applicants that employers would have difficulty finding
otherwise.
2026 WGU D351 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT (VERSIONS 1 AND 2) EXAM
COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING (152)
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
WGU D351
Prepare for your WGU D351 Functions of Human Resource
Management Objective Assessment (Versions 1 and 2) Exam
with this focused study guide designed for students at Western
Governors University. It covers recruitment, selection,
performance management, compensation, employee relations,
legal compliance, and key HR terminology. Suitable for students
preparing for both versions of the D351 objective assessment in
human resource management.
Time series analysis and stochastic analysis are both
examples of which forecasting technique? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Statistical demand
Explain the impact of civil rights act ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Makes it unlawful to refuse to recruit or hire an
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individual based on the individual's race, color, national
origin, religion, or sex
Explain the impact of genetic information nondiscrimination
act? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Prohibits discrimination of
candidates or current employees based on the likelihood
that potential employees (or their family members) will have
future health issues; protects the rights of genetic
information to be held confidential
What are the two purposes of recruitment? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... To generate a pool of potentially qualified
applicants.
To help organizations meet their legal and social
responsibilities.
How does the book to find knowledge? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... It is a theoretical or practical understanding of a
subject
How does the book defined skills? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Skills are proficiencies, developed their experience
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What criterion do organizations think should be used for
transfers? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Ability and potential.
Helping employee gain wider and broader experience within
the business.
What are the factors that influence a promotion from within
policy? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... 1. Internal employees
are more qualified and better prepared for the
responsibilities of the job because internal employees are
familiar with the people, procedures, policies, and special
characteristics of the organization.
2. Employees who are promoted from within or likely to feel
more secure and loyalt to an organization when it gives them
opportunities for advancement.
3. Internal promotion can be much less expensive than
outside promotion both in terms of time and money.
What criterion do unions think should be used for transfers?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... seniority
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What is job rotation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A job
rotation pushes employees through a number of positions
within a company within a relatively short period of time.
Effective for exposing new employees, management,
trainees, etc. to various parts of the organization.
What is the purpose of a job posting? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... To extend an open invitation to all employees,
through prominent display of a notice, to apply for a job
vacancy.
What is the most common source of external recruiting in
most industries? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Company
Websites -- allows for a large number of potential applicants
for screening while maintaining a low cost per applicant.
And what type of situations are employment agencies used?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Agencies often provide
applicants that employers would have difficulty finding
otherwise.
