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Human Resource Management
-DSST Test

Human Resource Management DSST Test Version 2

 Select your topic of choice: Number of questions:
 Overview of the Human Resource Management Field 11
 Compensation Issues 43
 Current Issues and Trends 15
 Employee Rights and Discipline 19
 Employee Law 47
 Human Resource Planning 17
 International Human Resource Management 12
 Labor Relations 19
 Performance Appraisals 31
 Safety and Health 13
 Staffing 40
 Training and Development 33

The DSST Practice Tests above contain 300 multiple-choice practice test questions with study guides (detailed explanations).

The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 lower level college credits for this exam.

Studying, and passing, the practice tests above will allow you to confidently take and pass your Human Resource Management DSST test. The overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.


Course Information and Overview

This exam covers material that is typically taught in a semester introductory-level college course. The multiple-choice DANTES/DSST exam consists of about 100 questions and allows two hours to complete. 

The Human Resource Management DSST/DANTES exam contains questions that come from the following topics:

  • Overview of the Human Resource Management Field (4%)
    Development of the HR field
    HR Functions
    Management of Human Resources
    Communication and effective leadership
    Ethics and decision making
  • Human Resource Planning (6%)
    Issues and strategies of HR
    Job design and job analysis
  • Staffing (15%)
    Employee recruitment and selection/hiring
    Transfers and promotions
    RIF (Reduction In Force)
    Turnover, voluntary and involuntary
  • Training and Development (11%)
    Orientation
    Planning and strategizing careers
    Training and methods
    Programs for ongoing education and learning
  • Performance Appraisals (10%)
    Effective performance evaluation
    Evaluative techniques and problems
  • Compensation Issues (15%)
    Job certitude and evaluation
    Wages and salaries, determination and valuation
    Systems of compensation
    Benefits administration
  • Safety and Health (5%)
    Quality of workspace and work life
    OSHA compliance
    Workplace accidents and security
  • Employee Rights and Discipline (5%)
    Verification and administration or rights
    Dissemination of information as required by state law
  • Employment Law (15%)
    EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) laws
    Civil Rights Act Title VII
    Laws related to compensation and benefits (FMLA, FLSA, ERISA, etc...)
    Employee rights, health, and safety (OSHA)
    Union Laws
  • Labor Relations (6%)
    Work settings, unionized vs. non-unionized
    Collective bargaining
    Unions, pros and cons
  • International Human Resource Management (4%)
    Understanding local laws and customs
    International laws and adaptation
  • Current Issues and Trends (4%)
    Diversity in the workplace
    HR management systems
    Trends in work situations (telecommuting, outsourcing, etc...)

Complete information and a fact sheet (PDF Format) of what is covered is available from Prometric.