SHRM-CP People Situational Questions and Answers Already Passed

One of HR's strategic abilities is an awareness of external factors that can affect the organization and HR's job. Which task reflects this ability? a. Creating job alignment between the HR and organizational strategies. b. Conducting annual employee surveys c. Gathering information about technologies that could increase HR productivity d. Networking with leaders of other functions to build consultative relationships C An HR director has assembled senior staff to discuss ways to develop the talent pool necessary to support the organization's new strategic direction. Several of the managers support providing a summary of the strategy to the major search firms under contract. How should the HR director respond? a. Acknowledge the suggestion in the meeting but ignore it b. Delegate the task of communicating with the search firms to this group c. Explain to the group in detail why this would be a deficient response d. Encourage the group to analyze the issue and identify novel responses D How is organizational culture connected with the topic of strategy? a. A strong culture can eliminate the need for strategic planning b. Culture should be seen as a lever to enhance strategy c. Culture should not affect a choice of strategy d. Strategy should be planned first, and then steps should be taken to create a supportive culture. B What should be considered a HR strategic task? a. Securing off-site backup and storage of employee transactions and records