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SHRM Exam: Learning and Development
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SHRM Exam: Learning and Development
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1. Why should a job offer always be in writing?
2. Which of the following is not a pay differential?
3. Which of the following laws does not directly relate to a company’s compensation or benefits programs?
4. The Equal Pay Act prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of what?
5. Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory is based on which two categories of needs?
6. Which of the following is a common action taken in the United States to lower budgets that would most likely violate compensation laws in other countries?
7. What is an employment brand?
8. If a leave under FMLA can be reasonably anticipated, how much notice must the employee give the employer?
9. Since 1978 the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures have required that many employers do what?
10. HR manager Sue makes sure that her HR staff has access to leading best practices and theories. What key element of Sue’s leadership is she demonstrating according to Kouzes and Posner?
11. You have been asked to develop a 5-year budget for the HR function. In what way would the existence of the organization’s strategic plan be of help to you in the development of the multiyear budget?
12. What are the stages of the strategic planning process?
13. A home appliance manufacturer guarantees its installers a base wage plus an extra $25 for each job completed to specifications. The employer is using a:
14. Reviewing applicant résumés to determine who meets the minimum qualifications for a job opening is:
15. The key benefit to developing long-term goals is:
16. What does PEST mean?
17. Why are written job descriptions a good strategic tool?
18. Training for job selection interviewers is:
19. An organization establishes an ESOP by:
20. An employee elects a $500 annual deferment in his Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan. His employer pays an FSA claim for $500 in March. In April, the employee terminates his employment after deferring only $290 to his plan. What happens in this situation?
21. Employment interviews and written tests are considered to be what?
22. Why is it important to measure turnover, retention rate, and reasons why people leave the payroll?
23. Which is considered to be an HR strategic task in an organization?
24. What are the two primary dimensions of behavioral situational theories of leadership?
25. According to COBRA, a company with 20 or more employees must offer: