Practice Test- SHRM CP Questions with Correct Answers

Practice Test- SHRM CP Questions
with Correct Answers
WhatMisMHumanMCapitalMPlanning?M-
MAnswerMHumanMCapitalMplanningMisMaMsystematicMprocessMforMidentifyingMtheMresour
ceMpoolMandMitsMcapabilitiesMtoMmeetMorganizationMgoalsMandMdevelopingMtheMstrategi
esMtoMmeetMtheMrequirementsMtoMfulfillMthoseMgoals.MAMHumanMManagementMCapital
MplanMisMforwardMthinking;MtheMquestionsMaskedMlookMatMtheMpresentMandMintoMthe
Mfuture.



WhatMisManMenvironmentalMscanMandMhowMdoesMitMpertainMtoMstrategicMplanning?M-
MAnswerMAnMenvironmentalMscanMhasMtoMdoMwithMtheMgatheringMofMinformationMthat
MwillMhelpMtoMprojectMcompanyMgrowthMandMdevelopment.MAnMenvironmentalMscanMhe
lpsMaMcompanyMtoMreviewMhistoricalMdataMtoMbeginMtheMprocessMofMpreparingMforMex
pectedMorMplannedMgrowthMinMtheMcompany.



WhyMdoMHRMprofessionalsMneedMtoMunderstandMtheMlegalMprocess?M-
MAnswerMLegislationMinfluencesMtheMrelationshipMbetweenMemployersMandMemployees,Ma
ndMtheMhumanMresourcesMprofessionalMisMresponsibleMforMunderstandingMthisMrelationshi
p.MTheMlegislationMthatMwillMaffectMaMbusinessMoftenMwillMaffectMtheMbusiness'sMrelatio
nshipMwithMitsMemployees.



WhatMisMtheMfirstMstepMthatMmustMbeMtakenMforManMideaMtoMbeMpresentedMasMaMb
illMtoMcongress?M-
MAnswerMWhenManMideaMforMaMbillMoriginatesMfromManMindividualMorMbusinessMoutsid
eMofMCongress,MtheMideaMmustMfirstMbeMsubmittedMtoMaMmemberMofMcongressM(orM
MOC).MThisMMOCMmayMbeMeitherMaMsenatorMorMrepresentative.



WhatMisMtheMForeignMCorruptMPracticesMActMofM1977?M-
MAnswerMEstablishesMtheMrulesMforMpreventingMbriberyMandMpenalizingMoccurrencesMof
MitMwithinMcorporationsMthatMexistMinMseveralMcountries.



WhatMareMtheMstepsMinMtheMstrategicMplanningMprocess?M-
MAnswerMEnvironmentalMScanning,MFormulatingMstrategy,MImplementingMstrategy,MMaking
MadjustmentsMtoMstrategy



DemocraticMLeadershipMStyle:M-
MAnswerMaMtypeMofMleadershipMstyleMinMwhichMmembersMofMtheMgroupMtakeMaMmor
eMparticipativeMroleMinMtheMdecision-makingMprocess.

,CoachingMLeadershipMStyle:M-
MAnswerMCoachingMleadersMareMveryMeffectiveMinMsettingsMwhereMperformanceMorMres
ultsMneedMimprovement.MTheyMhelpMothersMtoMadvanceMtheirMskills;MtheyMbuildMbench
Mstrength,MandMprovideMaMlotMofMguidance.MTheMcoachingMleadershipMstyleMisMmostM
effectiveMwhenMfollowersMareMmoreMresponsible,Mexperienced,MandMagreeable.



TransactionalMLeadershipMStyle:M-
MAnswerMaMstyleMofMleadershipMthatMfocusesMonMsupervision,Morganization,MandMperfor
mance;MtransactionalMleadershipMisMaMstyleMofMleadershipMinMwhichMleadersMpromoteMc
omplianceMbyMfollowersMthroughMbothMrewardsMandMpunishments.



TransformationalMLeadershipMStyle:M-
MAnswerMaMstyleMofMleadershipMwhereMaMleaderMworksMwithMsubordinatesMtoMidentify
MneededMchange,McreatingMaMvisionMtoMguideMtheMchangeMthroughMinspiration,MandMe
xecutingMtheMchangeMinMtandemMwithMcommittedMmembersMofMaMgroup.



WhatMstandardMbudgetMresponsibilitiesMdoesMHRMhave?M-
MAnswerMPayrollMtaxes,MtravelMexpenses,MrepairsMandMmaintenance,M&MemployeeMbenef
its.



TheMFLSAMretainsMaMcertificationMofMageMforMallMemployeesMforMhowMlong?M-
MAnswerMUntilMtheirMemploymentMisMterminated.



WhenMisMaMcompanyMrequiredMtoMpayMtheirMemployeeMmoreMthanMtheMfederalMminim
umMwage?M-
MAnswerMWhenMstateMminimumMwageMisMhigherMthanMtheMfederalMminimumMwage,Mt
heMcompanyMisMrequiredMtoMpayMtheMstateMminimumMwageMoverMtheMfederalM.



WhatMisMadverseMimpact?M-
MAnswerMTheMphraseMadverseMimpactMorMunintentionalMdiscriminationMrefersMtoMtheMs
electionMrateMofMtheMaMprotectedMclassMbeingMlessMthanM80%MofMtheMselectionMrate
MofMtheMhighestMgroup.



What'sMinvolvedMinMtheMhumanMresourcesMprofessional'sManalysisMofMstaffingMneeds?M-
MAnswerMCreateMaMlistMofMnecessaryMKSAsMthatMwillMencourageMcompanyMgrowth,MDe
velopMaMlistMofMemployeesMwhoMmightMbeMreadyMforMpromotion,MConsiderMvariousMhi
ringMoptionsMforManyMopenMpositions,MasMwellMasMpositionsMthatMwillMbeMopenMinMth
eMnearMfuture,MandMReviewMtheMresultsMofMpastMhiringMdecisionsMtoMincreaseMtheMpo
tentialMsuccessMofMfutureMdecisions.

, Short-formMApplicationM-MAnswerMConsistsMofMaMpre-
madeMformMdesignedMtoMobtainMgeneralMinformation.MShort-
formMapplicationsMareMbestMusedMforMpositionsMthatMdoMnotMrequireMaMlargeMnumber
MofMspecializedMskillsMorMforMindividualsMwithinMtheMorganization,MattemptingMtoMchang
eMpositions.



Long-formMApplicationM-MAnswerMIsMaMpre-
madeMformMdesignedMtoMobtainMaMmoreMin-
depthMideaMofManMindividual'sMskillsMorMknowledge.MAMlongMformMapplicationMisMtheM
mostMcommonlyMusedMgeneralMemploymentMapplication.



GeneralMEmploymentMApplicationM-
MAnswerMRequestsMinformationMrelatedMtoMemploymentMhistory,Meducation,MandMoverall
Mbackground.



Job-SpecificMEmploymentMApplicationM-
MAnswerMIsMusedMbyMorganizationsMneedingMtoMfillMaMlargeMnumberMofMsimilarMpositi
onsMorMhireMindividualsMforMsimilarMpositionsMonMaMregularMbasis.



WeightedMEmploymentMApplicationM-
MAnswerMAreMformsMrequestingManswersMtoMquestionsMorMinformationMrelatedMtoMspec
ificMrequirementsMnecessaryMtoMperformMtheMdutiesMassociatedMwithMtheMposition.MEac
hMrequirementMisMthenMassignedMaMweightMbasedMonMitsMimportanceMtoMtheMposition.



WhatMareMtheMHRMprofessional'sMprimaryMroleMinMassistingMaMdepartmentMwithMconduc
tingManMeffectiveMinterview?M-
MAnswerMToMofferManyMrequestedMadviceMonMpreparingMforMandMsettingMupMinterview
s.



ContrastMBiasM-
MAnswerMUnconsciouslyMcontrastingMotherMcandidatesMwithMtheMfirstMcandidateMintervie
wed.



CulturalMNoiseMBiasM-
MAnswerMOccursMwhenMtheMcandidateMrespondsMwithMpointedManswersMthatMareMaime
dMatMmakingMtheMinterviewerMhappyMratherMthanMansweringMinMaMnaturalMway.