aPHR CERTIFICATION: PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REVIEWED
2025/2026 EXAM
Which type of analysis focuses specifically on the factors that determine what opportunities and threats
an organization faces?
a) PEST analysis
b) SWOT analysis
c) cost-benefit analysis
d) innovation metric - CORRECT ANSWERS -a) PEST analysis
Essential job functions listed in a job description should focus on:
a) skills
b) personality traits
c) the manner in which a job will be completed
d) desired outcomes - CORRECT ANSWERS -d) desired outcomes
How should digital records stored on hard drives be disposed of?
a) By erasing all data from the drive
b) By performing a DoD 5520.22-M wipe on the drive
c) By overwriting all data on the drive with junk data consisting of random characters
d) By physically destroying the drive - CORRECT ANSWERS -b) By performing a DoD 5520.22-M wipe on
the drive
Which of the following provides a complete measure of how much each employer costs an
organization?
a) cost per hire
, b) HR value added
c) total compensation expense per employee
d) human capital ROI - CORRECT ANSWERS -c) total compensation expense per employee
Which of the following best describes what an HR manager does when performing a ratio analysis?
a) makes predictions about how technological advances will change workforce needs
b) makes predictions about what skills new employees will need in the coming year
c) uses historical information to predict staffing needs
d) collects information from professionals to reach a consensus about a problem - CORRECT ANSWERS -
c) uses historical information to predict staffing needs
How many credits must an employee earn by contributing to the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability
Insurance program in order to retire and collect a percentage of their income?
a) 100
b) 60
c) 40
d) 10 - CORRECT ANSWERS -c) 40
Which of the following is conducted by looking at the history of the workforce and some particular facet
of the organization?
a) ratio analysis
b) dual career ladder
c) nominal group technique
d) Delphi technique - CORRECT ANSWERS -a) ratio analysis
Which of the following best describes a corporate values statement?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REVIEWED
2025/2026 EXAM
Which type of analysis focuses specifically on the factors that determine what opportunities and threats
an organization faces?
a) PEST analysis
b) SWOT analysis
c) cost-benefit analysis
d) innovation metric - CORRECT ANSWERS -a) PEST analysis
Essential job functions listed in a job description should focus on:
a) skills
b) personality traits
c) the manner in which a job will be completed
d) desired outcomes - CORRECT ANSWERS -d) desired outcomes
How should digital records stored on hard drives be disposed of?
a) By erasing all data from the drive
b) By performing a DoD 5520.22-M wipe on the drive
c) By overwriting all data on the drive with junk data consisting of random characters
d) By physically destroying the drive - CORRECT ANSWERS -b) By performing a DoD 5520.22-M wipe on
the drive
Which of the following provides a complete measure of how much each employer costs an
organization?
a) cost per hire
, b) HR value added
c) total compensation expense per employee
d) human capital ROI - CORRECT ANSWERS -c) total compensation expense per employee
Which of the following best describes what an HR manager does when performing a ratio analysis?
a) makes predictions about how technological advances will change workforce needs
b) makes predictions about what skills new employees will need in the coming year
c) uses historical information to predict staffing needs
d) collects information from professionals to reach a consensus about a problem - CORRECT ANSWERS -
c) uses historical information to predict staffing needs
How many credits must an employee earn by contributing to the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability
Insurance program in order to retire and collect a percentage of their income?
a) 100
b) 60
c) 40
d) 10 - CORRECT ANSWERS -c) 40
Which of the following is conducted by looking at the history of the workforce and some particular facet
of the organization?
a) ratio analysis
b) dual career ladder
c) nominal group technique
d) Delphi technique - CORRECT ANSWERS -a) ratio analysis
Which of the following best describes a corporate values statement?
