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SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) Exam Practice Test 2
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SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) Exam Practice Test 2
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1. As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with intrinsic rewards and extrinsic rewards that your company provides for its employees. Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic reward?
2. You are an HR Professional for your organization and you're preparing your team for a series of interviews. You want the team to be familiar with the validity types you'll use and encourage in the series of interviews. During the interview process, the candidate will need to complete a psychological test to determine his ability to perform in the job role based on collected and desired traits. This is an example of what type of validity?
3. A decision about outsourcing specialized labor would most likely be made at which stage of the organizational life cycle?
4. As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several laws and pieces of legislation that affects your practices. What act makes it illegal to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefits or to target older workers for layoffs?
5. Which of the following prohibits employers from hiring undocumented workers?
6. Which of the following business structure is owned by two or more people who share final authority for all business decisions?
7. A board of directors can have an inside director and an outside director. What is an inside director?
8. Health and wellness programs are beneficial for employers because they do what?
9. Ethics, offshoring, data security, and philanthropy are all examples of HR's role in which of the following functions?
10. A statement of cash flows is a financial report that tells you which of the following?
11. Which of the following is the correct definition of
12. You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're reviewing the performance appraisal systems your company can use. Which performance appraisal approach uses a paired comparison method in the review?
13. Which of the following is illegal except in the construction industry?
14. Which of the following requires employers to pay social security tax for employees and to withhold the tax amount from employee paychecks?
15. According to the WARN Act, an employer with 200 employees is required to provide 60 days' notice of a mass layoff when which of the following is true?
16. What is the difference between organizational culture and organizational climate?
17. As a Senior HR Professional, you must be aware of contracts, laws, and commitments made to employees. Which of the following statements is an example of an express contract that could affect a person's employment?
18. Which of the following statements about substance-abuse policies is not true?
19. Which of the following is another term for a profit and loss statement?
20. During the organization of a union, it's possible that the union will gain recognition from the management. The management is then obliged to give the NLRB a list of employees who are eligible to vote in the unionization election. What is the name of the list of such employees called?
21. An organization is meeting with its key executives including Janice, an SPHR. In this meeting the organization is looking for direction on the company's strategy. Janice defines five stages of strategic planning for an organization. Which of the following is the correct order of strategic planning for most organizations?
22. Which of the following decisions results in a workforce reduction or transfer of employees to other jobs?
23. The motivation theory that suggests people are motivated by the reward they will receive when they succeed and that they weigh the value of the expected reward against the effort required to achieve it is known as what?
24. Which of the following is a basic principle behind job analysis?
25. You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're preparing your team for a series of interviews. You want the team to be familiar with the validity types you'll use and encourage in the series of interviews. One of the requirements in the interview process for a graphic designer is, for the graphic designer to use a software program and to create a simple brochure. This is an example of what type of validity?