aPHR certification: practice test questions
and answers 2025
WhichAtypeAofAanalysisAfocusesAspecificallyAonAtheAfactorsAthatAdetermineAwhatAopportunit
iesAandAthreatsAanAorganizationAfaces?
a)APESTAanalysis
b)ASWOTAanalysis
c)Acost-benefitAanalysis
d)AinnovationAmetricA-AcorrectAanswers-a)APESTAanalysis
EssentialAjobAfunctionsAlistedAinAaAjobAdescriptionAshouldAfocusAon:
a)Askills
b)ApersonalityAtraits
c)AtheAmannerAinAwhichAaAjobAwillAbeAcompleted
d)AdesiredAoutcomesA-AcorrectAanswers-d)AdesiredAoutcomes
HowAshouldAdigitalArecordsAstoredAonAhardAdrivesAbeAdisposedAof?
a)AByAerasingAallAdataAfromAtheAdrive
b)AByAperformingAaADoDA5520.22-MAwipeAonAtheAdrive
c)AByAoverwritingAallAdataAonAtheAdriveAwithAjunkAdataAconsistingAofArandomAcharacters
d)AByAphysicallyAdestroyingAtheAdriveA-AcorrectAanswers-b)AByAperformingAaADoDA5520.22-
MAwipeAonAtheAdrive
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAprovidesAaAcompleteAmeasureAofAhowAmuchAeachAemployerAcostsA
anAorganization?
a)AcostAperAhire
b)AHRAvalueAadded
c)AtotalAcompensationAexpenseAperAemployee
d)AhumanAcapitalAROIA-AcorrectAanswers-c)AtotalAcompensationAexpenseAperAemployee
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAwhatAanAHRAmanagerAdoesAwhenAperformingAaArati
oAanalysis?
a)AmakesApredictionsAaboutAhowAtechnologicalAadvancesAwillAchangeAworkforceAneeds
b)AmakesApredictionsAaboutAwhatAskillsAnewAemployeesAwillAneedAinAtheAcomingAyear
c)AusesAhistoricalAinformationAtoApredictAstaffingAneeds
d)AcollectsAinformationAfromAprofessionalsAtoAreachAaAconsensusAaboutAaAproblemA-
AcorrectAanswers-c)AusesAhistoricalAinformationAtoApredictAstaffingAneeds
HowAmanyAcreditsAmustAanAemployeeAearnAbyAcontributingAtoAtheAOldAAge,ASurvivors,Aan
dADisabilityAInsuranceAprogramAinAorderAtoAretireAandAcollectAaApercentageAofAtheirAincome
?
a)A100
b)A60
c)A40
d)A10A-AcorrectAanswers-c)A40
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAconductedAbyAlookingAatAtheAhistoryAofAtheAworkforceAandAsomeA
particularAfacetAofAtheAorganization?
a)AratioAanalysis
, b)AdualAcareerAladder
c)AnominalAgroupAtechnique
d)ADelphiAtechniqueA-AcorrectAanswers-a)AratioAanalysis
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAaAcorporateAvaluesAstatement?
a)AthisAisAaAwrittenAdocumentAthatAreviewsAvariousAmoralAdilemmasAanAemployeeAmayAfac
eAandAprovidesAguidelinesAforAhowAtoAdealAwithAthoseAsituations
b)AthisAisAaAdocumentAthatAisAprimarilyAaimedAatAanAorganization'sAemployeesAandAshouldA
differentiateAtheAcompanyAfromAitsAcompetitors
c)AthisAdocumentAisAaAconciseAassertionAofAwhoAtheAcompanyAis,AwhoAtheyAserve,AandAwh
ereAtheyAareAgoing
d)AthisAdocumentAisAissuedAbyAcompanyAexecutivesAandAidentifiesAtheAprinciplesAthatAareA
atAtheAfoundationAofAhowAtheAorganizationAdoesAbusinessA-AcorrectAanswers-
d)AthisAdocumentAisAissuedAbyAcompanyAexecutivesAandAidentifiesAtheAprinciplesAthatAareA
atAtheAfoundationAofAhowAtheAorganizationAdoesAbusiness
McDonnell-DouglasACorp.Av.AGreenAestablishedAtheAjudicialAconceptAof:
a)AprotectedAclasses
b)Aarbitration
c)AdisparateAimpact
d)AdisparateAtreatmentA-AcorrectAanswers-d)AdisparateAtreatment
AccordingAtoAtheAAnyADifferenceAruleAofAutilizationAanalysis,AanAemployerAunderutilizesApo
tentialAemployeesAfromAaAprotectedAclassAif:
a)AmembersAofAaAprotectedAclassAareAmoreArepresentedAwithinAanAorganizationAthanAinAth
eAavailableAlaborAsupply
b)AtheAproportionAofAemployeesAfromAaAprotectedAclassAinAaAcompanyAisAanyAlowerAthanAin
AtheAavailableAlaborAsupply
c)AtheAproportionAofAemployeesAfromAaAprotectedAclassAinAaAcompanyAisA80ApercentAofAwh
atAisAavailableAinAtheAlaborAsupply
d)AemployeesAwhoAareAmembersAofAaAprotectedAclassAareAentirelyAunrepresentedAinAanAor
ganizationA-AcorrectAanswers-
b)AtheAproportionAofAemployeesAfromAaAprotectedAclassAinAaAcompanyAisAanyAlowerAthanAin
AtheAavailableAlaborAsupply
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdefinesAdisparateAtreatment?
a)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAindividualsAinAdifferentAsituationsAareAtreatedAdifferentl
yAbasedAonAtheAindividual'sArace,Acolor,Areligion,Asex,AnationalAorigin,Aage,AorAdisabilityAstat
us
b)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAindividualsAinAsimilarAsituationsAareAtreatedAdifferentlyA
basedAonAtheAindividual'sArace,Acolor,Areligion,Asex,AnationalAorigin,Aage,AorAdisabilityAstatu
s
c)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAanAapparentlyAneutralAemploymentApracticeAdisproport
ionatelyAexcludesAaAprotectedAgroupAfromAemploymentAopportunities
d)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAanAapparentlyAneutralAemploymentApracticeAdispropor
tionatelyAincludesAaAprotectedAgroupAfromAemploymentAopportunitiesA-AcorrectAanswers-
b)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAindividualsAinAsimilarAsituationsAareAtreatedAdifferentlyA
basedAonAtheAindividual'sArace,Acolor,Areligion,Asex,AnationalAorigin,Aage,AorAdisabilityAstatu
s
and answers 2025
WhichAtypeAofAanalysisAfocusesAspecificallyAonAtheAfactorsAthatAdetermineAwhatAopportunit
iesAandAthreatsAanAorganizationAfaces?
a)APESTAanalysis
b)ASWOTAanalysis
c)Acost-benefitAanalysis
d)AinnovationAmetricA-AcorrectAanswers-a)APESTAanalysis
EssentialAjobAfunctionsAlistedAinAaAjobAdescriptionAshouldAfocusAon:
a)Askills
b)ApersonalityAtraits
c)AtheAmannerAinAwhichAaAjobAwillAbeAcompleted
d)AdesiredAoutcomesA-AcorrectAanswers-d)AdesiredAoutcomes
HowAshouldAdigitalArecordsAstoredAonAhardAdrivesAbeAdisposedAof?
a)AByAerasingAallAdataAfromAtheAdrive
b)AByAperformingAaADoDA5520.22-MAwipeAonAtheAdrive
c)AByAoverwritingAallAdataAonAtheAdriveAwithAjunkAdataAconsistingAofArandomAcharacters
d)AByAphysicallyAdestroyingAtheAdriveA-AcorrectAanswers-b)AByAperformingAaADoDA5520.22-
MAwipeAonAtheAdrive
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAprovidesAaAcompleteAmeasureAofAhowAmuchAeachAemployerAcostsA
anAorganization?
a)AcostAperAhire
b)AHRAvalueAadded
c)AtotalAcompensationAexpenseAperAemployee
d)AhumanAcapitalAROIA-AcorrectAanswers-c)AtotalAcompensationAexpenseAperAemployee
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAwhatAanAHRAmanagerAdoesAwhenAperformingAaArati
oAanalysis?
a)AmakesApredictionsAaboutAhowAtechnologicalAadvancesAwillAchangeAworkforceAneeds
b)AmakesApredictionsAaboutAwhatAskillsAnewAemployeesAwillAneedAinAtheAcomingAyear
c)AusesAhistoricalAinformationAtoApredictAstaffingAneeds
d)AcollectsAinformationAfromAprofessionalsAtoAreachAaAconsensusAaboutAaAproblemA-
AcorrectAanswers-c)AusesAhistoricalAinformationAtoApredictAstaffingAneeds
HowAmanyAcreditsAmustAanAemployeeAearnAbyAcontributingAtoAtheAOldAAge,ASurvivors,Aan
dADisabilityAInsuranceAprogramAinAorderAtoAretireAandAcollectAaApercentageAofAtheirAincome
?
a)A100
b)A60
c)A40
d)A10A-AcorrectAanswers-c)A40
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAconductedAbyAlookingAatAtheAhistoryAofAtheAworkforceAandAsomeA
particularAfacetAofAtheAorganization?
a)AratioAanalysis
, b)AdualAcareerAladder
c)AnominalAgroupAtechnique
d)ADelphiAtechniqueA-AcorrectAanswers-a)AratioAanalysis
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAaAcorporateAvaluesAstatement?
a)AthisAisAaAwrittenAdocumentAthatAreviewsAvariousAmoralAdilemmasAanAemployeeAmayAfac
eAandAprovidesAguidelinesAforAhowAtoAdealAwithAthoseAsituations
b)AthisAisAaAdocumentAthatAisAprimarilyAaimedAatAanAorganization'sAemployeesAandAshouldA
differentiateAtheAcompanyAfromAitsAcompetitors
c)AthisAdocumentAisAaAconciseAassertionAofAwhoAtheAcompanyAis,AwhoAtheyAserve,AandAwh
ereAtheyAareAgoing
d)AthisAdocumentAisAissuedAbyAcompanyAexecutivesAandAidentifiesAtheAprinciplesAthatAareA
atAtheAfoundationAofAhowAtheAorganizationAdoesAbusinessA-AcorrectAanswers-
d)AthisAdocumentAisAissuedAbyAcompanyAexecutivesAandAidentifiesAtheAprinciplesAthatAareA
atAtheAfoundationAofAhowAtheAorganizationAdoesAbusiness
McDonnell-DouglasACorp.Av.AGreenAestablishedAtheAjudicialAconceptAof:
a)AprotectedAclasses
b)Aarbitration
c)AdisparateAimpact
d)AdisparateAtreatmentA-AcorrectAanswers-d)AdisparateAtreatment
AccordingAtoAtheAAnyADifferenceAruleAofAutilizationAanalysis,AanAemployerAunderutilizesApo
tentialAemployeesAfromAaAprotectedAclassAif:
a)AmembersAofAaAprotectedAclassAareAmoreArepresentedAwithinAanAorganizationAthanAinAth
eAavailableAlaborAsupply
b)AtheAproportionAofAemployeesAfromAaAprotectedAclassAinAaAcompanyAisAanyAlowerAthanAin
AtheAavailableAlaborAsupply
c)AtheAproportionAofAemployeesAfromAaAprotectedAclassAinAaAcompanyAisA80ApercentAofAwh
atAisAavailableAinAtheAlaborAsupply
d)AemployeesAwhoAareAmembersAofAaAprotectedAclassAareAentirelyAunrepresentedAinAanAor
ganizationA-AcorrectAanswers-
b)AtheAproportionAofAemployeesAfromAaAprotectedAclassAinAaAcompanyAisAanyAlowerAthanAin
AtheAavailableAlaborAsupply
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdefinesAdisparateAtreatment?
a)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAindividualsAinAdifferentAsituationsAareAtreatedAdifferentl
yAbasedAonAtheAindividual'sArace,Acolor,Areligion,Asex,AnationalAorigin,Aage,AorAdisabilityAstat
us
b)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAindividualsAinAsimilarAsituationsAareAtreatedAdifferentlyA
basedAonAtheAindividual'sArace,Acolor,Areligion,Asex,AnationalAorigin,Aage,AorAdisabilityAstatu
s
c)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAanAapparentlyAneutralAemploymentApracticeAdisproport
ionatelyAexcludesAaAprotectedAgroupAfromAemploymentAopportunities
d)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAanAapparentlyAneutralAemploymentApracticeAdispropor
tionatelyAincludesAaAprotectedAgroupAfromAemploymentAopportunitiesA-AcorrectAanswers-
b)AdiscriminationAthatAoccursAwhenAindividualsAinAsimilarAsituationsAareAtreatedAdifferentlyA
basedAonAtheAindividual'sArace,Acolor,Areligion,Asex,AnationalAorigin,Aage,AorAdisabilityAstatu
s