WGU D351 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2026 REVISION
NOTES AND STRUCTURED HUMAN RESOURCES
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ A human resources (HR) team is remapping job functions and
processes in its department. The team is focused on the use of
resources for different HR tasks and the associated costs.
Which part of the organizational operation is the HR team focused
on? Answer: Efficiency
◉ Which group directly impacts company performance? Answer:
Part-time employees
◉ 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? Answer:
Mission statement
,◉ What should a business leader maximize to reduce an
organization's internal costs? Answer: Efficiency
◉ Which organizational structural component standardizes jobs?
Answer: Formalization
◉ Which component of organizational structure represents how
policies govern positions? Answer: Formalization
◉ Which form of technology innovation addresses a labor shortage
and reduces overall company costs long term? Answer: self check
out kiosk
◉ Which input focuses on staffing needs for creating organizational
outputs? Answer: Personnel
◉ Which process is critical for understanding and creating position
descriptions? Answer: Job analysis
◉ 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? Answer:
Targeted
, ◉ What is the goal of the recruitment process? Answer: Hiring
qualified applicants who fit with the organization's culture
◉ An applicant who is an introvert is concerned about the
expectation to attend the company's morale events if hired. Which fit
selection mismatch is the applicant worried about? Answer: Person-
organization
◉ Which consequence for a company comes from selecting the
wrong candidate? Answer: Lower productivity
◉ What is the largest recruiting source for companies seeking a
varied talent pool? Answer: Labor Markets
◉ Which document from a job analysis identifies the required
applicant qualifications? Answer: Job specification
◉ A Human Resources (HR) department is developing a firefighter
employment test that includes a component to detect deviant
behavior. Which kind of validity is this test designed to measure?
Answer: Construct
◉ A firefighter job analysis identified that firefighters must be able
to do the following:
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2026 REVISION
NOTES AND STRUCTURED HUMAN RESOURCES
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ A human resources (HR) team is remapping job functions and
processes in its department. The team is focused on the use of
resources for different HR tasks and the associated costs.
Which part of the organizational operation is the HR team focused
on? Answer: Efficiency
◉ Which group directly impacts company performance? Answer:
Part-time employees
◉ 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? Answer:
Mission statement
,◉ What should a business leader maximize to reduce an
organization's internal costs? Answer: Efficiency
◉ Which organizational structural component standardizes jobs?
Answer: Formalization
◉ Which component of organizational structure represents how
policies govern positions? Answer: Formalization
◉ Which form of technology innovation addresses a labor shortage
and reduces overall company costs long term? Answer: self check
out kiosk
◉ Which input focuses on staffing needs for creating organizational
outputs? Answer: Personnel
◉ Which process is critical for understanding and creating position
descriptions? Answer: Job analysis
◉ 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? Answer:
Targeted
, ◉ What is the goal of the recruitment process? Answer: Hiring
qualified applicants who fit with the organization's culture
◉ An applicant who is an introvert is concerned about the
expectation to attend the company's morale events if hired. Which fit
selection mismatch is the applicant worried about? Answer: Person-
organization
◉ Which consequence for a company comes from selecting the
wrong candidate? Answer: Lower productivity
◉ What is the largest recruiting source for companies seeking a
varied talent pool? Answer: Labor Markets
◉ Which document from a job analysis identifies the required
applicant qualifications? Answer: Job specification
◉ A Human Resources (HR) department is developing a firefighter
employment test that includes a component to detect deviant
behavior. Which kind of validity is this test designed to measure?
Answer: Construct
◉ A firefighter job analysis identified that firefighters must be able
to do the following:
