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Question 1

You are the senior HR Professional for your company. Management has asked you to identify how you'll measure results for human resources performance through one of four tactical accountability measures. Which of the following tactical accountability measures is not a valid measurement approach for HR performance?

Options:

A.

HR expenses as a percentage of operating expenses

B.

Ratio of management to HR staff

C.

HR expenses as a percent of total revenue

D.

Ratio of total employees to HR Staff

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Question 2

Drag and drop the elements of proposal formats according to their descriptions.

Options:

Question 3

Which of the following keeps data current by dropping the oldest data when new data is added?

Options:

A.

Moving average

B.

Median

C.

Mean

D.

Mode

Question 4

According to the Toxic Substance Control Act, documentation of hazardous material exposures must be kept on file for how many years?

Options:

A.

25

B.

15

C.

5

D.

30

Question 5

To which of the following does the balanced scorecard concept not apply?

Options:

A.

Tie objectives to specific performance measures.

B.

Set targets for meeting objectives.

C.

Measure how objectives contribute to organization goals.

D.

Eliminate unnecessary processes to increase customer satisfaction.

Question 6

Which of the following is a practice of forecasting possible risks to the organization and taking steps to mitigate their impact on operations?

Options:

A.

Applicant tracking systems

B.

HR audit

C.

Timekeeping

D.

Enterprise risk management

Question 7

After conducting a risk assessment, what can you do to protect the company against any identified risks?

Options:

A.

Identify policies that are applied inconsistently throughout the organization.

B.

Present management with a plan for reducing the risks.

C.

Develop a plan to reduce the risks.

D.

Obtain employment practices liability insurance.

Question 8

A department manager advises you that the productivity of his data-entry operators is unsatisfactory and asks you to develop a training program to improve their data-entry skills. What is your first step?

Options:

A.

Develop a lesson plan.

B.

Conduct a needs assessment.

C.

Select a training method.

D.

Talk to other managers to validate the situation.

Question 9

Offering training in cross-cultural conflict management is one example of what?

Options:

A.

Generational diversity effort

B.

Cultural competence

C.

Qualitative analysis

D.

An industry best practice

Question 10

Which of the following addresses illegal immigration into the United States?

Options:

A.

Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)

B.

Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA)

C.

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

D.

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

Question 11

Which of the following collects data from employers throughout the United States in order to put this information on its website?

Options:

A.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

B.

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

C.

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

D.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct definition of “a major life activity” under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Options:

A.

Any activity that cannot be mitigated

B.

A physical or mental impairment

C.

A physical or mental impairment that require the use of supplemental medication or prosthetics

D.

General activities and major bodily functions

Question 13

Which of the following is not an appropriate use of an HRIS?

Options:

A.

Tracking time and attendance

B.

Tracking employee expense reports

C.

Maintaining employee records

D.

Tracking applicant data for the EEO-1

Question 14

Within the first 90 days of his employment, a security guard physically assaulted an alleged shoplifter. Upon investigation, it was found that he had been previously convicted of a violent crime, but the employer failed to conduct a background check. This is an example of which of the following?

Options:

A.

A violation of the Privacy Act of 1974

B.

A criminal act

C.

Failure to report

D.

Negligent hiring

Question 15

Match each measure of central tendency with its respective description.

Options:

Question 16

Drag and drop the types of picketing beside their corresponding descriptions.

Options:

Question 17

Millie is an injured worker who has been back to work on modified duty for approximately 13 months. Which of the following return-to-work strategies would best help Millie get back to full duty?

Options:

A.

Paying to have her evaluated by an independent medical examiner

B.

Reasonably accommodating her into a more permanent position

C.

Terminating her employment as she is no longer qualified to do the work for which she was hired

D.

Continuing the modified duty assignment until she is released to full duty

Question 18

The union rep has requested copies of all the incident reports filed during the last year. You are required to do what?

Options:

A.

Furnish copies within 15 calendar days but only of the -Tell Us About the Case " section

B.

Furnish the copies by the end of the next business day

C.

Furnish copies of the -Tell Us About the Case " section within 7 calendar days

D.

Furnish the copies by the end of the day

Question 19

Which of the following has established standards for personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Options:

A.

Drug-Free Workplace Act

B.

Mine Safety and Health Act (MSHA)

C.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

D.

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

Question 20

Which of the following is provided by the companies to their employees who are called to work before or after their scheduled work hours?

Options:

A.

Reporting pay

B.

Base pay

C.

Shift premium

D.

Call-back pay

Question 21

Under OSHA regulations, employers do not have the right to do which of the following?

Options:

A.

Request a variance to an OSHA standard while waiting for repairs

B.

Consult with OSHA to correct hazards without fear of a citation and penalty

C.

File a Notice of Contest within 30 days of the citation

D.

Refuse to allow an OSHA inspector on the premises

Question 22

Which of the following Acts provides workers compensation benefits for maritime workers whose injuries occur on the navigable waters of the United States or on piers, docks, or terminals?

Options:

A.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

B.

Black Lung Benefits Act

C.

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

D.

Drug-Free Workplace Act

Question 23

Which of the following is comprised of any employee payments not associated with wages and salaries?

Options:

A.

Non-monetary compensation

B.

Direct compensation

C.

Indirect compensation

D.

Monetary compensation

Question 24

Mary is in an interview with the BAH Company and she asks the company about the stability of the company and its future plans. Tom, the interviewer, assures Mary that the company is solid and has long-term plans for growth and opportunity. Tom, however, knows that the plant and position that Mary is interviewing for will be closed in six months. Tom offers Mary the position of plant manager because he needs someone to manage the facility until they close the plant, but he doesn't tell Mary of his plans. This is an example of which of the following?

Options:

A.

Defamation

B.

Fraudulent misrepresentation

C.

Constructive discharge

D.

Respondeat superior

Question 25

Which of the following assets consist of buildings, manufacturing machines and equipment, vehicles, furniture, and office equipment?

Options:

A.

Information assets

B.

Financial assets

C.

Physical assets

D.

Human assets

Question 26

Which of the following addresses the way a physical environment is designed and how efficient and safe that design is for the people in that environment?

Options:

A.

Ergonomics

B.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

C.

Drug-Free Workplace Act

D.

Mine Safety and Health Act (MSHA)

Question 27

Which of the following Acts establishes mandatory safety and health standards for mine operators and monitors operations throughout the United States?

Options:

A.

FLS act

B.

SBREF act

C.

OSH act

D.

MSH act

Question 28

In the _______ supervisors meet with their staff for updates and coordination of activities.

Options:

A.

Department staff meetings

B.

Brown-bag lunches

C.

Town hall meetings

D.

Managers meetings

Question 29

Which of the following Acts establishes mandatory safety and health standards for mine operators and monitors operations throughout the United States?

Options:

A.

OSH act

B.

MSH act

C.

FLS act

D.

SBREF act

Question 30

Match the Employee Involvement Strategies with their descriptions.

Options:

Question 31

Lee is a worker in a facility that offers a ten percent shift premium. Lee's hourly rate for the day shift is $12, but he's volunteered to work the next month on the swing shift. What will Lee's hourly rate be for the next month?

Options:

A.

$13.20

B.

$528

C.

$2,112

D.

The shift premium is only for the shifts that overlap.

Question 32

Human resources is often seen as a three-dimensional component of an organization. Which dimension of human resources focuses on long-term, future-focused approach to the methods to achieve human resource and organizational goals?

Options:

A.

Strategic

B.

Administrative

C.

Organizational

D.

Operational

Question 33

As an HR Professional, you need to be familiar with learning concepts. One such concept is orientation to learning. Which of the following statements best describes orientation to learning?

Options:

A.

What I learn today needs to be able to help me solve problems in the workplace tomorrow.

B.

I am an adult, I can direct myself.

C.

Learning is hard work and time-exhaustive.

D.

I am a worker and what I learn must work in the real world.

Question 34

HR Professionals must recognize types of unlawful discrimination to be in compliance with US law. One type of discrimination is disparate treatment. Which one of the following is the best definition of disparate treatment?

Options:

A.

When an employer treats all applicants the same regardless of their race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or military or veteran status.

B.

When an employee treats other employees differently based on their past work efforts.

C.

When an employer treats a candidate differently based on the person's race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or military or veteran status

D.

When an employer creates a quid pro quo status based on an employee's rebuttal of unwelcome sexual advances.

Question 35

The Taft-Hartley Act, also known as the Labor Management Relations Act, addressed unions and engaged in certain types of secondary boycotts. What is a secondary boycott?

Options:

A.

It is two or more boycotts by two or more union-backed organizations against one company.

B.

It is an effort to convince others to stop doing business with a particular organization that is the subject of a primary boycott.

C.

It is an effort to create more than one boycott on an organization, on two or more revenue streams.

D.

It is additional boycotts against companies that do business with a company which the union is boycotting.

Question 36

During an interview test John scored highly as being an individual who possesses empathy for others. John has been awarded the job and is now performing in the organization. Evidence since John's hiring has shown that John is indeed someone who is empathetic to others. This is an example of what type of validity?

Options:

A.

Predictive validity

B.

Construct-related validity

C.

Criterion-related validity

D.

Content validity

Question 37

The Father of Management, Fayol, described 14 principles of management which SPHRs should be familiar with. Which of the following is NOT one of the 14 principles of management?

Options:

A.

Execution

B.

Discipline

C.

Order

D.

Equity

Question 38

The correlation coefficient is a statistical measurement that is useful for which of the following?

Options:

A.

Determining whether one variable affects another

B.

Compensating for data that may be out of date

C.

Determining which variables are outside acceptable ranges

D.

Describing standards of quality

Question 39

A strategic response to the increasing use of mobile technology in the applicant job search would include all of the following except which?

Options:

A.

Using Facebook and LinkedIn for technical job openings

B.

Posting current openings online using videos

C.

Creating mobile-friendly company websites

D.

Outsourcing the positions to social-media recruitment firms

Question 40

What management theory suggests that compensation is a hygiene factor that doesn't motivate workers to excel at performance, but its absence can de-motivate workers?

Options:

A.

Herzberg's Theory of Motivation

B.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

C.

McGregor's Theory of X and Y

D.

Ouchi's Theory Z

Question 41

“Thanks for such a great presentation! You'll always have a job with us.” This is an example of what?

Options:

A.

The duty of good faith and fair dealing

B.

Fraudulent misrepresentation

C.

An implied contract

D.

An express contract

Question 42

John is the HR Professional for his organization. He is interviewing Sally for a sales position, and he has asked Sally to provide an instance of how she worked with a tough customer in the past, how she resolved the situation, and what the outcome of the experience was. This is what type of interviewing technique?

Options:

A.

Prescreen interview

B.

Stress interview

C.

Behavior-based interview

D.

Directive interview

Question 43

You are a HR Professional for your organization. You have presented an idea to your staff. The staff members then discuss their ideas based on your presentation. All of the ideas are recorded and collectively ranked from most important to least important (or some other ordinal scale). Through this process a selection or forecast can be made for the organization. What forecasting technique have you used in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Ratio analysis

B.

Delphi Technique

C.

Nominal group technique

D.

Brainstorming

Question 44

You are leading a brief presentation for your company about the ERISA program your company participates in. What is ERISA used for?

Options:

A.

It allows private organizations to create investments for workers in profit-sharing plans

B.

It protects the interests of those who participate in employee benefit plans

C.

It protects private organizations that have profit sharing plans for employee compensation

D.

It protects the workers of employee compensation plans

Question 45

One of the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 is that employers must grant a leave of absence for military service. Typically, how long must an employer grant leave to the individual for military service?

Options:

A.

Seven years

B.

Five years

C.

One year

D.

Two weeks

Question 46

Stephanie is an HR Professional and she's writing a review of new HR software for her HR blog. Unfortunately the review is not positive and the owner of the software is threatening to sue Stephanie because she broke copyright laws when she shared the review and included screen captures. What protects Stephanie from the lawsuit?

Options:

A.

Stephanie is actually protected from infringement of the copyright laws because of digital use rights.

B.

Stephanie is actually guilty of the copyright infringement when she shared the screen captures.

C.

Stephanie cannot share screen captures on the web as this is an infringement on digital rights.

D.

Stephanie is actually protected from infringement of the copyright laws because of fair use rights.

Question 47

Which of the following is best defined as a benefit plan that makes contributions based on a percentage of company earnings each year?

Options:

A.

Money purchase plan

B.

Target benefit plan

C.

401(k) plan

D.

Profit sharing plan

Question 48

Which of the following provides incentives to sales employees by paying them a percentage of the sale price for products and services sold to a customer?

Options:

A.

Geographic pay

B.

Base pay

C.

Commissions

D.

Hazard pay

Question 49

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing unions and management in the bargaining process. What is the zipper clause in regard to negotiations?

Options:

A.

Items in a management-union contract can be "zipped" open and closed as often as necessary.

B.

Items in a management-union contract are "zipped" closed, once the agreement is signed by both parties.

C.

Management and union representations are locked out of union employee meetings.

D.

Management is locked out of union meetings.

Question 50

One of your employees has requested a leave from employment because of a call to military service. You are obligated to allow the leave, but it turns out that the military service was cancelled. Are you obligated to reemploy the individual under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994?

Options:

A.

Yes, if the company has a policy of re-hiring military personnel post-duty even if it is for less than one year.

B.

No, as this is one caveat to the law that allows employers to hire replacement employments for military personnel for up to one year when they are called away for military duty. Even if the duty is cancelled the employer must be able to retain business.

C.

No, because the individual requested leave, you do not have to accept the individual back for up to one year.

D.

Yes, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 requires it.

Question 51

Beth is an HR Professional for her organization and she has been alerted by management that the company will be outsourcing a large portion of operations. This outsourcing will likely cause several employees to lose employment with the organization. Which of the following is the best course of action that Beth can take in regard to communicating with the employees about the outsourcing change?

Options:

A.

Document all questions and create exact, formal answers in writing with management's approval.

B.

Refer all questions about the outsourcing decision to management.

C.

Do not share the details of the outsourcing decision.

D.

Be honest and truthful and do not hide the facts.

Question 52

You are the Senior HR Professional for your organization and you're leading a workshop on HR practices for your department. Your first topic is the Davis Bacon Act. What did the Davis Bacon Act accomplish?

Options:

A.

It established the minimum retirement age of 65.

B.

It established the minimum working age to be 15.

C.

It was the first legislation to regulate minimum wages.

D.

It abolished the requirements for workers to be forced to retire.

Question 53

As a Senior HR Professional you should be familiar with the rights of employees and how it relates to the performance and relationship with management and the organization. In this light, what are Weingarten Rights?

Options:

A.

It is the right of the employee to refuse to work overtime hours that may have been requested by management.

B.

It is the right of an employee to have a union representative present at any investigatory interview that the employee believes may lead to a disciplinary action.

C.

It is the right of an exempt employee to refuse to work more than 40 hours per week in seven-day time period.

D.

It is the right of the employee to leave the organization's employment at anytime without retribution by withholding or delaying payments due for work.

Question 54

According to the Copyright Act of 1976, which of the following is most likely to be considered a fair use of copyrighted material?

Options:

A.

Copying a book for 10 staff members of a nonprofit organization

B.

Distributing 30 copies of a paragraph in a book to a study group

C.

None of the above

D.

Distributing 30 copies of a chapter in a book to a study group

Question 55

Which of the following union security clauses specifies that all employees must either join the union or pay union dues if they choose not to join the union?

Options:

A.

Maintenance of membership clause

B.

Closed shop

C.

Agency shop clause

D.

Union shop clause

Question 56

There are four factors that contribute to an engaged workforce. Which of the following is NOT one of the four factors that will contribute to an engaged workforce?

Options:

A.

Look for key performance metrics when hiring new talent.

B.

Identify the best fit for the employee.

C.

Concentrate on individual employee strengths.

D.

Clearly establish desired results.

Question 57

Jan is the HR Professional for her organization and she's meeting with the management to discuss the results of a balanced scorecard review. In particular, the management is asking Jan for her opinion how the organization can enhance organizational performance through education of the organization's employees. Which specific component of the balanced score is the management likely to be concerned with, in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Performance and retention

B.

Rewards and recognition

C.

Education and learning

D.

Learning and growth

Question 58

Which of the following scenarios is an example of discrimination in a disparate treatment?

Options:

A.

An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but asks the employee to make up the work the employee will miss.

B.

An organization requires all newly hired employees to have college degrees even though a degree is not needed to perform all jobs within the organization.

C.

An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but scrutinizes the work the employee does after the holiday. The manager does not inspect the work of other employees who did not ask off for the holiday.

D.

An organization requires all newly hired employees to have college degrees for certain positions within the company.

Question 59

Which one of the following statements is true of a hostile work environment?

Options:

A.

Only a supervisor can create a hostile work environment.

B.

A grievance procedure/policy against discrimination protects employers from hostile work environment claims.

C.

When a single incident of unwanted touching occurs, a hostile work environment has been created.

D.

A hostile work environment may be created when an individual witnesses the ongoing harassment of a co-worker.

Question 60

Virginia is the HR Professional for her organization and she is reviewing the details of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967. She tells John, one of her staff members, that the ADEA prohibits discrimination on the basis of age for employees and job applicants who are above a certain age. What age does the ADEA apply to employees and job applicants?

Options:

A.

50 and above

B.

40 and above

C.

30 and above

D.

All people regardless of their age

Question 61

There are many different types of organizations that people create to accomplish business goals. Which business organization has just one person who is responsible for all decisions in the business, retains all profits, and has unlimited personal liability for all business decisions?

Options:

A.

Partnerships

B.

Sole proprietorship

C.

Limited liability company

D.

Corporation

Question 62

Rex is the Senior HR Professional for his organization and he's working with Jan, an HR Professional, in an exercise for a project team. The exercise gives the project team members assignments to do collectively and individually to construct a game. What type of organizational development activity is this?

Options:

A.

Team building

B.

Total Quality Management

C.

Implementation theory

D.

Human process intervention

Question 63

Stress is often a significant issue in workplaces. Author Ravi Tangri asserts that stress costs organizations up to $300 billion per year. Which one of the following stresses is the largest contributor to organizational cost of waste?

Options:

A.

Workplace accidents

B.

Turnover

C.

Absenteeism

D.

Drug plan costs

Question 64

Which of the following is an example of an involuntary deduction an employer may be required to retain from an employee's pay?

Options:

A.

Tax levy

B.

Medicare

C.

State income tax

D.

Federal income tax

Question 65

The human resource professional fulfills three core roles in any organization. These three roles help propel the company's success. Which of the following statements best describes the roles of an HR professional?

Options:

A.

Human resource professionals fulfill strategic, operational, and administrative roles.

B.

Human resource professionals fulfill legal, operational, and administrative roles.

C.

Human resource professionals fulfill strategic, operational, and logistical roles.

D.

Human resource professionals fulfill functional, operational, and logistical roles.

Question 66

The Hay System was developed in 1934 by Edward Hay and evaluates job using three factors. Which of the following factors is NOT one of the three elements of job evaluation of the Hay System?

Options:

A.

Knowledge

B.

Problem solving

C.

Accountability

D.

Experience

Question 67

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with many laws and the process of how laws come into existence. One type of law is an administrative law. Which of the following is NOT an example of an administrative law?

Options:

A.

Agency rules and regulations

B.

Executive orders

C.

Agency orders

D.

Corporate governance

Question 68

John earns $45,200 per year as a mechanic in your organization. The $42,500 per year does not include earnings John may have through shift differentials, benefits, overtime, incentives, and bonuses. Which one of the following terms best describes the $45,200 per year that John earns?

Options:

A.

Variable pay

B.

Hygiene factor pay

C.

Base pay

D.

Market-demand pay

Question 69

Your organization offers an employees' retirement benefit program that is covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The administrative responsibility for enforcement of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is divided among three government agencies. Which one of the following is not a government agency that helps to enforce ERISA?

Options:

A.

IRS

B.

Department of Labor

C.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

D.

FDIC

Question 70

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you've identified a risk event. The risk event can be mitigated by purchasing an insurance to protect the organization. The purchase of the insurance policy is what type of risk response?

Options:

A.

Avoidance

B.

Transference

C.

Acceptance

D.

Sharing

Question 71

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What legal case found that a test that has an adverse impact on a protected class is still lawful as long as the test can be shown to be valid and job related?

Options:

A.

Griggs versus Duke Power, 1971

B.

McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973

C.

Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975

D.

Washington versus Davis, 1976

Question 72

An employee earning $22,500 per year supervises three employees and spends 35 hours per week on essential job duties that require discretion and independent judgment. Which of the following describes this employee?

Options:

A.

Exempt, based on the executive exemption test

B.

Exempt, based on the administrative exemption test

C.

Nonexempt, based on the salary basis requirement

D.

Nonexempt

Question 73

Which of the following are the benefits of gainsharing programs?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Aligns employees to organizational goals

B.

Helps the organization to achieve improvement in key performance measures

C.

Enhances the focus and awareness of employees

D.

Employees are paid on the basis of group performance rather than individual performan

Question 74

What is the most effective method to use when an employer wants to obtain insight into employee goals and job satisfaction and provide career counseling to those in the work group?

Options:

A.

An employee survey

B.

A skip-level interview

C.

An employee focus group

D.

A brown-bag lunch

Question 75

As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with certain precedent-setting cases related to equal employment opportunity. This case focused on the requirement for employees seeking internal transfer or promotions to possess a high school education and certain scores on aptitude tests. The court found under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act that the test could disparately impact ethnic minority groups. Which case is referenced?

Options:

A.

Griggs versus Duke Power

B.

McDonnell Douglas Corp versus Green

C.

Washington versus Davis

D.

Regents of California versus Bakke

Question 76

Federal legislation does not specifically prohibit disparate treatment of caregivers, but claims of disparate treatment for employees caring for elders, children, or disabled family members increased 450 percent between 1990 and 2005. On what basis are these claims filed?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options:

A.

Americans with Disabilities Act

B.

Family Medical Leave Act

C.

Dvis-Bacon Act

D.

Title VII

Question 77

An organization has an employment position available in their fitness center. The position is to be the female locker attendant. As part of the employment posting, the HR has made it a requirement that the person eligible for the job must be a female. Management believes that this requirement may be in violation to the Civil Rights Act, Title VII. Is this a violation of the Civil Rights Act, Title VII?

Options:

A.

No, this is common sense for a female locker room attendant.

B.

No, this is an example of a Title VII exception.

C.

Yes, no posting for employment can include a preference for males or females.

D.

Yes, no hiring or firing can be made solely on the sex of the applicant or employment.

Question 78

Which of the following encourages individual employee self esteem, such as satisfaction from challenging and exciting assignments?

Options:

A.

Total reward

B.

Intrinsic reward

C.

Monetary compensation

D.

Entitlement philosophy

Question 79

Which of the following is the enforcement agency for civil rights?

Options:

A.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

B.

Department of Labor (DOL)

C.

Wage and Hour Division

D.

Employment Standards Administration

Question 80

Which of the following definitions is correct for the term job bidding?

Options:

A.

An internal job announcement

B.

Allowing contractors to submit requests for proposals

C.

The means by which internal employees can express interest in a job prior to it becoming available

D.

Ranking job applicants based on their comparative qualifications

Question 81

The best quality tool to use for gathering information about a specific problem is which of the following?

Options:

A.

A stratification chart

B.

An Ishikawa diagram

C.

A Pareto chart

D.

A histogram

Question 82

Electronic storage of records must include specific controls to ensure which of the following?

Options:

A.

Online retrievability on demand

B.

No unauthorized access

C.

Ease of use

D.

Collaboration with an HRIS system

Question 83

Which employee growth and assessment program is characterized by performance objectives?

Options:

A.

Continuous-feedback program

B.

Management by objectives (MBO)

C.

Skills-based performance assessment

D.

Behavioral-based performance assessment

Question 84

Which of the following interview questions is unlawful?

Options:

A.

Tell me about a time you disagreed with your boss about a course of action.

B.

Are you a U.S. citizen?

C.

If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be?

D.

Any job offer made will be contingent on a medical exam. Are you willing to undergo one if we offer you the job?

Question 85

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 does not require which of the following?

Options:

A.

Group health plans honor qualified medical child-support orders

B.

Tax deductions for executive pay be capped at $1,000,000 per year

C.

Income tax be withheld from some distributions to rollover accounts

D.

Group health coverage be offered for children placed for adoption before the adoption is final

Question 86

ESOPs, ESPPs, and profit-sharing are all examples of which of the following?

Options:

A.

Deferred compensation

B.

Sales bonus options

C.

Group incentives

D.

Gainsharing strategies

Question 87

An Affirmative Action Plan must be completed by employers that meet which criteria?

Options:

A.

Government contractors with contracts of $2,500 or more in a 12-month period

B.

Government contractors with 50 or more employees and contracts of $50,000 or more each year

C.

Private employers with 25 or more employees

D.

Government contractors and subcontractors with contracts of $10,000 or more in a 12-month period

Question 88

People Logistics recently began scheduling offsite meetings for its management team to review the operational realities of implementing elements of the strategic plan. This is an example of which of the following development activities?

Options:

A.

Peer-to-peer coaching

B.

Assigning a mentor

C.

Hiring an executive coach

D.

Strategic planning

Question 89

Which of the following is not an example of the comparative style of performance review?

Options:

A.

Narrative

B.

Forced

C.

Paired

D.

Ranking

Question 90

Which of the following types of evaluations are designed to identify what the participants want, know, and need?

Options:

A.

Reaction summaries

B.

Trainer evaluations

C.

Summative evaluations

D.

Formative evaluations

Question 91

An organization has over 5,000 employees who are members of a union. The employees, however, are no longer happy with the union's performance and they would like to decertify the union from their representation. Who will decertify the union in this instance?

Options:

A.

Management of the employees

B.

The National Labor Relations Board

C.

The union official if fifty percent of the employees sign off on the decertification

D.

The employees

Question 92

All organizations need prevoyance, or planning, as a part of a manager's duty. As an HR Professional what is the primary purpose of planning?

Options:

A.

Directs the project team and staff to accomplish the project scope

B.

Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve the goals of the organization

C.

Communicates the direction of the organization

D.

Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve their goals

Question 93

Your company is going through a corporate restructuring process. Which of the following best describes corporate restructuring?

Options:

A.

Outsourcing activities that have high costs, but low rewards

B.

Elimination of waste by reducing high-paid staff

C.

Elimination of waste by reducing redundancy in staffing

D.

Elimination of waste by examining business units to eliminate redundancy and reduce overall costs

Question 94

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing unions and management in the bargaining process. There are three primary types of bargaining that management and unions participate in. Which of the following bargaining types is considered to be the most combative?

Options:

A.

Good faith bargaining

B.

Interest-based bargaining

C.

Distributive bargaining

D.

Integrative bargaining

Question 95

A statement of cash flows is a financial report that tells you which of the following?

Options:

A.

Where the money used to operate the business came from

B.

The financial condition of the business at a specific point in time

C.

How much money is owed to the company by its customers

D.

The financial results of operations over a period of time

Question 96

As an HR Professional, you must be aware of traditional corporate governance. Within corporate governance, there are typically three key stakeholders that influence decisions of the organizations. Which of the following is a key stakeholder as part of corporate governance?

Options:

A.

Employees

B.

Management

C.

Stakeholder

D.

Customer

Question 97

Your organization has decided to implement a suggestion box for employees to anonymously voice their opinions about issues and concerns within the organization. While this approach is good, what must management do with these suggestions for employees to see the value?

Options:

A.

Read the suggestions.

B.

Discuss the suggestions.

C.

Post the suggestions for everyone to see.

D.

Act on the suggestions quickly.

Question 98

Placement goals are part of Affirmative Action Plans. A placement goal should be met with good faith efforts, not through which one of the following?

Options:

A.

Discrimination

B.

Outsourcing

C.

Quotas

D.

Advertisements

Question 99

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages or benefits, to men and women who perform substantially equal work for the same employer, in the same establishment, and under similar working conditions. The law defined substantial equality of job content on four factors. Which one of the following is not one of the four factors this law defines?

Options:

A.

Skill

B.

Working conditions

C.

Education

D.

Effort

Question 100

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you've identified a risk event. The risk event can be mitigated by purchasing an insurance to protect the organization. You've also identified that the probability of the risk event is only 20 percent. If management doesn't want to purchase the insurance to mitigate the risk event, what other choice do they have to respond to the event by using an out-of-pocket payment if the event actually occurs?

Options:

A.

Transference

B.

Mitigation

C.

Sharing

D.

Acceptance

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