SHRM CP EXAM Questions and Answers Updated 2026 A+

SHRM CP EXAM
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
CareerBPlanningB-
BAnswerBActionsB&BactivitiesBthatBindividualsBperformBinBorderBtoBgiveBdirectionBtoBt
heirBworkBlives.



BrainBdrainB-
BAnswerBExitBofBeducatedB&BskilledBcitizensBfromBemergingB&BdevelopingBcountriesBf
orBbetterBpayingBjobsBinBdevelopedBcountries.



AuditoryBlearnersB-
BAnswerBPeopleBwhoBlearnBbestBbyBrelyingBonBtheirBsenseBofBhearing.



AndragogyB-BAnswerBStudyBofBhowBadultsBlearn.



Cost-of-livingBadjustmentB(COLA)B-
BAnswerBPayBadjustmentBgivenBtoBeligibleBemployeesBregardlessBofBperformanceBorB
organizationalBprofitability;BusuallyBlinkedBtoBinflation.



Compa-ratioB-BAnswerBPayBrateBdividedBbyBtheBmidpointBofBtheBpayBrange.



BroadbandingB-
BAnswerBCombiningBseveralBsalaryBgradesBorBjobBclassificationsBwithBnarrowBpayBran
gesBuntoBoneBbrandBwithBaBwiderBsalaryBspread.



BehavioralBinterviewB-
BAnswerBTypeBofBinterviewBthatBfocusesBonBhowBapplicantsBpreviouslyBhandledBrealB
situations.

,ApplicantBtrackingBsoftwareB(ATS)B-
BAnswerBSoftwareBthatBprovidesBanBautomatedBwayBforBorganizationsBtoBmanageBthe
BrecruitingBprocess.



DevelopmentalBactivitiesB-
BAnswerBActivitiesBthatBfocusBonBpreparingBemployeesBforBfutureBresponsibilitiesBwhil
eBincreasingBtheirBcapacityBtoBperformBtheirBcurrentBjobs.



CompensationB-
BAnswerBAllBfinancialBreturnsB(beyondBanyBbenefitsBpaymentsBorBservices),BincludingB
salaryBandBallowances.



CareerBdevelopmentB-
BAnswerBProcessBbyBwhichBemployeesBprogressBthroughBaBseriesBofBstagesBinBtheirB
careers,BeachBofBwhichBisBcharacterizedBbyBrelativelyBunique,Bthemes,BandBtasks.



BenefitsB-
BAnswerBPaymentsBorBservicesBprovidedBtoBemployeesBtoBcoverBissuesBsuchBasBretire
ment,BhealthBcare,BsickBpay/disabilityBschemes,BlifeBinsurance,BandBpaidBtimeBoff.



ApprenticeshipB-
BAnswerBRelatedBtoBtechnicalBskillsBtraining;BoftenBaBpartnershipBbetweenBemployers
BandBunions.



Competency-basedBinterviewB-
BAnswerBTypeBofBinterviewBinBwhichBtheBinterviewerBasksBquestionsBrelatedBtoBcomp
etenciesBforBtheBpositionBandBasksBcandidatesBtoBprovideBexamplesBofBtimesBtheyBde
monstratedBtheBcompetencies.



ADDIEBmodelB-
BAnswerB5BstepBinstructionalBdesignBprocessBthatBgovernsBtheBdevelopmentBofBlearni
ngBprograms.

,AssessmentBcentersB-
BAnswerBAssessmentBtoolsBthatBprovideBcandidatesBaBwideBrangeBofBleadershipBsitua
tionsBandBproblem-solvingBexercises.



BlendedBlearningB-
BAnswerBPlannedBapproachBtoBlearningBthatBincludedBaBcombinationBofBinstructor-
ledBtraining,Bself-directedBstudy,BandB/orBon-the-jobBtraining.



CareerBmanagementB-
BAnswerBPreparing,Bimplementing,BandBmonitoringBemployees'BcareerBpaths,BwithBaB
primaryBfocusBonBtheBgoalsBandBneedsBofBtheBorganization.



CompetenciesB-
BAnswerBClustersBofBhighlyBinterrelatedBattributes,BincludingBknowledge,Bskills,BorBabil
itiesB(KSA)BthatBgiveBriseBtoBtheBbehaviorsBneededBtoBperformBaBgivenBjobBeffectivel
y.



StrategyB-BAnswerBABplanBofBactionBforBaccomplishingBanBorganization'sBlong-
rangeBgoals.



SWOTBanalysisB-
BAnswerBProcessBforBassessingBanBorganization'sBstrategicBcapabilitiesBinBcomparisonBt
oBthreatsBandBopportunitiesBidentifiedBduringBenvironmentalBscanning.



ValueBdriversB-
BAnswerBActions,Bprocesses,BorBresultsBthatBareBneededBtoBdeliverBaBdesiredBvalue.



VisionBstatementB-
BAnswerBVivid,BguidingBimageBofBanBorganization'sBdesiredBfuture,BtheBfutureBitBhop
esBtoBattainBthroughBitsBstrategy.

, OrganizationalBvaluesB-
BAnswerBBeliefsBthatBareBimportantBtoBanBorganizationBandBoftenBdictateBemployeeB
behavior.



StrategicBfitB-
BAnswerBABstateBinBwhichBanBorganization'sBstrategyBisBconsistentBwithBitsBexternalB
opportunitiesBandBcircumstancesBandBitsBinternalBstructure,Bresources,BandBcapabilities
.



StrategicBmanagementB-
BAnswerBTheBactionsBthatBleadersBtakeBtoBmoveBtheirBorganizationsBtowardBthoseBgo
alsBandBcreateBvalueBforBallBstakeholders.



StrategicBplanningB-
BAnswerBTheBprocessBofBsettingBgoalsBandBdesigningBaBpathBtowardBaBcompetitiveBp
osition.



MetricsB-
BAnswerBPerformanceBparametersBbasedBonBtheBrelationshipBbetweenB2BorBmoreBme
asures.



MissionBstatementB-
BAnswerBStatementBthatBspecifiesBwhatBactivitiesBanBorganizationBintendsBtoBpursueB
andBwhatBcourseBmanagementBhasBcartedBforBtheBfuture;BaBconciseBstatementBofBits
Bstrategy.



NetBprofitBmarginB-
BAnswerBRatioBofBnetBincomeB(grossBsalesBminusBexpensesBandBtaxes)BtoBnetBsales.



OrganizationalBcultureB-
BAnswerBTheBbasicBbeliefsBandBcustomsBsharedBbyBmembersBofBanBorganizationBthat
BcontributeBtoBanBorganization'sBsenseBofBitsBidentity.