aPHR Certification Prep Questions with Answers

aPHR Certification Prep Questions with
Answers 2025-2026
HumanAResourceAManagementA(HRM)A-AcorrectAanswers-
IsAtheAprocessAanAorganizationAundergoesAtoAmanageApeopleAinAorderAtoAachieveAitsAgoal
s.
ObjectiveAofAHRMA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAobjectiveAofAanyAhumanAresourceAdepartmentAisAtoAmakeAsureAtheAcompanyAhasAandA
retainsApeopleAwithAtheAskillsAnecessaryAtoAaccomplishAtheAcompany'sAgoals.
HRMAResponsibilitiesA-AcorrectAanswers-
Compensation,AHumanAresourceAdevelopment,AEmployeeAandAlaborArelations,ASafetyAan
dAhealth,AStaffA(acronymA-ACHESS)
StaffingA-AcorrectAanswers-
IsAaboutAmakingAsureAyouAhaveAtheArightAnumberAofApeopleAwithAtheArightAtypesAofAskillsAat
AhandAtoAachieveAtheAgoalsAofAtheAorganization.AHRMAengagesAinAjobAanalysis,Aplanning,Ar

ecruitmentAandAselectionAofAemployees.
HumanAresourceAdevelopmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
IsAaboutAdevelopingAyourApeopleAtoAmaximizeAtheirAeffectiveness.AHRMAaccomplishesAthi
sAfunctionAbyAengagingAinAtraining,AorganizationalAdevelopment,AasAwellAasAperformanceA
appraisals.
CompensationA-AcorrectAanswers-
IsAessentialAbecauseAprettyAmuchAeveryoneAdemandsApayAinAexchangeAforAlabor.AHRAisAr
esponsibleAforAdesigningAtheAorganization'sAcompensationAsystem.
compensationAsystemA-AcorrectAanswers-
IncludesAdirectAfinancialAcompensation,AsuchAasAwageAorAsalary,AandAindirectAfinancialAco
mpensation,AcommonlyAreferredAtoAasAbenefits,AsuchAasApaidAvacations,ApersonalAleaveAa
ndAhealthAinsurance.AHRAisAalsoAconcernedAwithAnon-
financialAcompensation,AsuchAasAdesigningAaAworkAenvironmentAthatAisAsatisfyingAtoAempl
oyees.
SafetyAandAHealthA-AcorrectAanswers-
HRAhelpAensureAthatAstateAandAfederalAhealthAandAsafetyAregulationsAareAfollowedAandAoft
enAareAresponsibleAforAhealthAandAsafetyAtraining.
EmployeeAandALaborARelationsA-AcorrectAanswers-
IsAaAvitalAresponsibilityAofAHumanAResourcesAdepartment.AHRAisAoftenAoneAofAtheAprimaryA
pointsAofAcontactAifAemployeesAhaveAwork-relatedAissues.AIfAthereAisAaAunionA-
AHRMAmayAbeAinvolvedAinArepresentingAtheAcompanyAduringAcollectiveAbargainingAproces

sAandAtheAadministrationAofAtheAcollectiveAbargainingAagreement.
WhatAtypesAofAcompensationAmayAbeAincludedAinAaAhumanAresourceAcompensationAsyste
m?A-AcorrectAanswers-Direct,AindirectAandAnon-financialAcompensation
TheAprimaryAresponsibilitiesAofAhumanAresourceAmanagementAanAbeArecalledAbyAusingAth
eAacronymACHESS.AWhatAdoesAthisAacronymAstandAfor?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Compensation,AHumanAresourceAdevelopment,AEmployeeAandAlaborArelations,ASafetyAan
dAhealth,AStaff

, MikeAjustAgraduatedAwithAhisAMBAAwithAaAconcentrationAinAhumanAresources.AHeAwantsAto
AfindAaAjobAthatAinvolvesAdeliveringAblendedAlearning,AperformanceAmanagement,AandAlea

dingAchangeAinitiativesAinAanAorganization.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAhumanAresourceAmana
gementAresponsibilitiesAdoesAMike'sAinterestAfallAunder?A-AcorrectAanswers-
HumanAResourceADevelopment
NegotiatingAwithAaAunionAwouldAfallAunderAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAHRAresponsibilities?A-
AcorrectAanswers-EmployeeAandAlaborArelations

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAhumanAresourceAmanagementAresponsibilitiesAensuresAtheArightAn
umberAofApeopleAwithAtheArightAtypesAofAskillsAareAatAhandAtoAachieveAtheAorganization'sAg
oals?A-AcorrectAanswers-Staffing
HumanAResourcesA(HR)A-AcorrectAanswers-
IsAdefinedAasAaAdepartmentAthatAmanagesAtheAmostAvitalAandAvaluableAresourceAofAaAcom
pany:AtheAemployees.AItAdoesAthisAbyAmanagingAtheAemployeesAfromAtheirAsearch,Ascreeni
ng,Afiring,Arecruiting,AandAtraining.ATheyAalsoAadministerAemployee-
benefitAprograms.AItAisAanAessentialAcomponentAofAaAbusinessAbecauseAitAprotectsAtheAco
mpany'sAimage,AandAinterestAbyAlayingAoffAworkers,Afiring,AandAapplyingAdisciplinaryAaction
sAafterAviolations.
organizationalAstructureA-AcorrectAanswers-
HRAdepartmentAstructureAincorporatedAtoAorganize,Acoordinate,AandAcontrolAactivitiesAinAt
heAdepartmentAtoAachieveAtheAcompany'sAgoals.
WhatAareAtheAtwoAmainAtypesAofAHRAorganizationalAstructures?A-AcorrectAanswers-
HierarchicalAandAFlat
FlatAOrganizationalAStructureA-AcorrectAanswers-
RefersAtoAaAhumanAresourceAteamAstructureAwithAfewAtoAnoApeopleAinAtheAmiddleAmanage
ment,AmeaningAthereAareAminimalAlayersAinAtheAsystem.ATheAemployeesAandAtheirAbosses
AallAoperateAequally,AandAworkApoliticsAareAeliminated.AEveryoneAisAinvolvedAinAdecision-

making.AStart-upsAandAsmallAcompaniesAmostlyAuseAthisAtypeAofAorganizationalAstructure.
HierarchicalAorganizationalAStructureA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAmostAprevalentAHRAorganizationalAstructure.AThisAstructureAlooksAlikeAaApyramid,Aand
AtheAchainAofAcommandAisAvertical.ATheACEOAisAatAtheAtop,AandAthereAareAvariousAmanage

mentAdepartmentsAunderneath.AThisAtypeAofAstructureAisAcommonAinAgovernmentAagencie
sAandAlargeAcompaniesAwithAmanyAemployeesAbecauseAitAaccommodatesAlargeAnumbersA
andAclarifiesAreportingArelationships.
HRABudgetA-AcorrectAanswers-
NumerousAinformationAisArequiredAtoAmakeAaAnewAHRAbudget.ASomeAofAthemAincludeAtheA
totalAnumberAofAprojectedAemployeesAforAthatAyear,AtheAexpectedAlegalAexpenses,AandAne
wAorArecurringAtrainingAneeds.
HRAStaffingAPlanA-AcorrectAanswers-
EmployingAanAexperiencedAqualifiedAHRAprofessionalAisAnotAaAwalkAinAtheApark.AWhenAsel
ectingAcandidates,AbusinessesAshouldAconsiderAtheAHRAcandidate'sAexperience,Aeducatio
nAlevel,AandAabilityAtoAconductAresearch.
OrganizationAStaffingAPlanA-AcorrectAanswers-TheAHRAdepartmentAshouldAworkAhand-in-
handAwithAmanagementAtoAunderstandAtheAlong-
termAandAshortAtermAneedsAandAbudgets.ATheAstaffingAplanAdictatesAtheAcontentAandAcom
pensationAofAtheAemployeesAnecessaryAtoApositionAtheAbusiness.ATheAbestAsourcingAthatAt