PHR/SPHR Test
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
HumanBResourceBCertificationBInstituteB(HRCI)B-
BAnswer1.B______________BwasBaccreditedBbyBtheBNationalBCommissionBforBCertifying
BAgenciesB(NCCA)BinB2008.
A.BSHPRiB-B(1)BHRCI
B.BaPHRB-B(1)BHRCI
C.BSHRM-SCPB-B(2)
D.BIPMA-CPB-B(3)B-
BAnswer1.BMatchBtheBfollowingBcertificationBdesignationsBtoBtheBcertifyingBorganization
.B
A.BSPHRi
B.BaPHR
C.BSHRM-SCP
D.BIPMA-CP
(1)BHRCI
(2)BSHRM
(3)BIPMA-HR
,C.BAnyBdeliverableBsheBprovidesBwillBestablishBherBreputationBasBreliableBorBunreliable.
B-
BAnswer1.BAmandaBhasBjoinedBtheBHRBdepartmentBrecently.BasBtheBnewestBHRBanalysi
s,BAmandaBhasBbeenBassignedBtoBprovideBclientBdepartmentsBwithBmonthlyBreportsBde
tailingBtheBHRBperformanceBindices.BWhatBisBtheBmostBimportantBfactorBAmandaBshou
ldBkeepBinBmindBwhileBperformingBthisBtask?B
A.BDepartmentBmanagersBalwaysBhaveBtheBrightBtoBvetoBanyBHRBinitiative.B
B.BAnyBrequestBbyBtheBclientBdepartmentBshouldBbeBacceptedBandBprovidedBtoBthem.
B
C.BAnyBdeliverableBsheBprovidesBwillBestablishBherBreputationBasBreliableBorBunreliable.
B
D.BCustomerBreportsBwillBeventuallyBbeBcollectedBandBdestroyedBbecauseBofBtheirBconf
identialBnature.
B.B1976B-BAnswerChapterB1
1.BHRCIBhasBbeenBcertifyingBHRBprofessionalsBsince:B
A.B1986
B.B1976
C.B3008
D.B2016
HRCIB-
BAnswer2.BInB2008,B_________BwasBaccreditedBbyBtheBNationalBCommissionBforBCertif
yingBAgenciesB(NCAA).
,A.BValidatedB-
BAnswer3.BHRCI'sBcertificationBexamsBhaveBallBbeenB_______,BmeaningBtheyBactuallyB
measureBwhatBtheyBsayBtheyBmeasure.B
A.BValidated
B.BExpunged
C.BContested
D.BProven
aPHRB-
BAnswer4.BSimoneBhasBjustBgraduatedBfromBcollegeBandBisBbeginningBherBfirstBjobBasB
anBHRBanalystBwithBaBmajorBemployer.BSheBisBwonderingBwhatBcertificationBsheBshoul
dBseekBtoBbeginBherBcareer.BYouBtellBherBtoBtakeBtheBexamBforB___________.
A.BPHRca
B.BPHRi
E.BSPHRB-
BAnswer5.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBareBvalidBHRBcertifications?B(ChooseBthree).B
A.BPHRca
B.BPHRi
C.BNPHR
D.BUPHR
E.BSPHR
A.BSitBforBandBpassBtheBSPHRBexam
D.BHaveBaBminimumBofBfourByearsBofBexperienceBatBprofessionalBHRBlevel.B-
BAnswer6.BSomeoneBalreadyBcertifiedBasBaBProfessionalBinBHumanBResourcesB(PHR)Bm
ustB__________BtoBgainBcertificationBasBaBSeniorBProfessionalBinBHumanBResourcesB(SP
HR).B(ChooseBtwo).B
, A.BSitBforBandBpassBtheBSPHRBexam
B.BHaveBaBminimumBofBsevenByearsBofBexperienceBasBaBprofessionalBHRBlevel.B
C.BSitBforBandBpassBtheBSPHRcaBexam.B
D.BHaveBaBminimumBofBfourByearsBofBexperienceBasBaBprofessionalBHRBlevel.
GPHRB-
BAnswer7.BHRBprofessionalsBwhoBoperateBinBaBglobalBmarketplaceBareBableBtoBdemons
trateBmasteryBofBcross-
borderBHRBresponsibilities,BincludingBstrategiesBofBglobalizationBandBdevelopmentBofBH
RBpoliciesBandBinitiativesBsupportingBorganizationalBglobalBgrowthBbyBachievingBaB____
___________Bcertification.
CaliforniaB-
BAnswer8.BPHRcaBisBaBcertificationBthatBrecognizesBtheBuniqueBcharacteristicsBofBbusin
essBandBemploymentBrequirementsBinB________________________
B.BSocietyBforBHumanBResourceBManagementBandBInternationalBPublicBManagementBA
ssociationBforBHumanBResources.B-
BAnswer9.BOtherBcertificationBagencies,BinBadditionBtoBtheBHumanBResourceBCertificati
onBInstitute,Binclude:
A.BCross-
BorderBHRBProfessionalsBAssociationBandBSocietyBforBHumanBResourceBManagement.B
B.BSocietyBforBHumanBResourceBManagementBandBInternationalBPublicBManagementBA
ssociationBforBHumanBResources.B
C.BAmericanBNationalBStandardsBInstituteBandBCross-
BorderBHRBProfessionalsBAssociation