aPHR Certification Study Guides Questions
with Answers 2025
HumanAResourceAManagmentA(HRM)A-AcorrectAanswers-
HRMAconsistsAofAanAorganization'sA"peopleApractices"A-
AtheApolicies,Apractices,AandAsystemsAthatAinfluenceAemployees'Abehavior,Aattitudes,AandA
performance.
ExplainAhowAHRMAcontributesAtoAanAorganization'sAperformanceA-AcorrectAanswers-
ThroughAitsApracticesAorAprocess,ATheAHRMAinfluencesAwhoAworksAforAtheAorganizationAa
ndAhowAthoseApeopleAwork.ATheseAhumanAresources,AifAwellAmanaged,AhaveAtheApotential
AtoAbeAaAsourceAofAsustainableAcompetitiveAadvantage,AcontributingAtoAbasicAobjectivesAsu
chAasAquality,Aprofits,AandAcustomerAsatisfaction.
HRMAProcess/ApracticesA-AcorrectAanswers-1)AAnalysisAandADesignAofAwork
2)AHRAplanningA
3)ARecruitmentA
4)ASelection
5)TrainingAandAdevelopmentA
6)CompensationA
7)PerformanceAManagementA
8)AEmployeeARelations
HumanACapitalA-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAOrganization'sAemployees,AdescribedAinAtermsAofAtheirAtraining,Aexperience,Ajudgemen
t,Aintelligence,Arelationships,AandAinsight.
HumanAResourcesAqualitiesAvaluableAtoAtheAsuccessAofAorganizationsA-AcorrectAanswers-
1)AHumanAResourcesAareAVALUABLE-Ahigh-
qualityAemployeesAprovideAaAneededAserviceAasAtheyAperformAmanyAcriticalAfunctions.A
2)AHumanAResourcesAareARARE-
AaApersonAwithAhighAlevelsAofAtheAneededAskillsAandAknowledgeAisAnotAcommon
3)AHumanAResourcesACANNOTABEAIMITATEDA-A
4)AHumanAResourcesAhaveANOAGOODASUBSTITUTES
HighAPerformanceAWorkASystemA-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAorganizationAinAwhichAtechnology,AorganizationalAstructure,Apeople,AandAprocessesAw
orkAseamlesslyAtoAgiveAanAorganizationAanAadvantageAinAtheAcompetitiveAenvironment.
MaintainingAaAHigh-PerformanceAWorkASystemAmayAinclude:A-AcorrectAanswers--
DevelopmentAofAtrainingAprograms
-RecruitmentAofApeopleAwithAnewAskillAsetsA
-AEstablishmentAofArewardsAforAsuchAbehaviorsAasAteamAwork,Aflexibility,AandAlearning
RatioAofAHRAemployeesAtoAtotalAemployeesA-AcorrectAanswers-
2AfullAtimeAHRAstaffApersonsAforAeveryA100AemployeesAonApayroll.
InAsmallAorganizationsAtheAratioAisAmuchAhigher
AdministrativeAroleAofAHRMA-AcorrectAanswers-
HandlingAadministrativeAtasksA(AhiringAemployees,AansweringAquestionsAaboutAbenefits)Ae
fficientlyAandAwithAaAcommitmentAtoAquality.AThisArequiresAexpertiseAinAtheAparticularAtask
,BusinessAPartnerAroleAofAHRMA-AcorrectAanswers-
DevelopingAeffectiveAHRAsystemsAthatAhelpAtheAorgAmeetAitsAgoalsAattracting,Akeeping,Aan
dAdevelopingApeopleAwithAtheAskillAitAneeds.
ForAtheAsystemsAtoAbeAeffective,AHRApeopleAmustAunderstandAtheAbusinessAsoAitAcanAund
erstandAwhatAtheAbusinessAneeds
StrategicApartnerAroleA-AcorrectAanswers-
ContributingAtoAtheAcompany'sAstrategiesAthroughAanAunderstandingAofAitsAexistingAandAne
ededAHRAandAwaysAHRApracticesAcanAgiveAtheAcompanyAaAcompetitiveAadvantage.A
ForAstrategicAideasAtoAbeAeffective,AHRApeopleAmustAunderstandAtheAbusiness,Ait'sAindustr
y,AandAitsAcompetitors
JobAAnalysisA-AcorrectAanswers-TheAprocessAofAgettingAdetailedAinformationAaboutAjobs
WorkAFlowADesignA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAofAanalyzingAtheAtasksAnecessaryAforAtheAproductionAofAaAproductAorAservice
JobA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsetAofArelatedAduties
PositionA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsetAofAdutiesAperformedAbyAaAparticularAperson
JobADescriptionA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAlistAofAtheAtasks,Aduties,AandAresponsibilitiesA(TDRs)AthatAaAparticularAjobAentails
JobASpecificationA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAlistAifAtheAknowledge,Askills,Aabilities,AandAotherAcharacteristicsAthatAanAindividualAmustAh
aveAtoAperformAaAparticularAjob
JobADesignA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAofAdefiningAtheAwayAworkAwillAbeAperformedAandAtheAtasksAthatAaAgivenAjobAre
quires
IndustrialAEngineeringA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAstudyAofAjobsAtoAfindAtheAsimplestAwayAtoAstructureAworkAinAorderAtoAmaximizeAefficien
cy
JobAenlargementA-AcorrectAanswers-BroadeningAtheAtypesAofAtasksAperformedAinAaAjob
JobAextensionA-AcorrectAanswers-
EnlargingAjobsAbyAcombiningAseveralArelativelyAsimpleAjobsAtoAforAaAjobAwithAaAwiderArange
AofAtasks
JobArotationA-AcorrectAanswers-
EnlargingAjobsAbyAmovingAemployeesAamongAseveralAdifferentAjobs
JobAenrichmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
EmpoweringAworkersAbyAaddingAmoreAdecisionAmakingAauthorityAtoAjobs
FlextimeA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAschedulingApolicyAinAwhichAfullAtimeAemployeesAmayAchooseAstartingAandAendingAtimesA
withinAguidelinesAspecifiedAbyAtheAorganization
JobAsharingA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAworkAoptionAinAwhichAtwoApartAtimeAemployeesAcarryAoutAtheAtasksAassociatedAwithAaAsi
ngleAjob
TeleworkAorATelecommutingA-AcorrectAanswers-
MeansAdoingAone'sAworkAawayAfromAaAcentrallyAlocatedAoffice
ErgonomicsA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAstudyAofAtheAinterfaceAbetweenAindividuals'AphysiologyAandAtheAcharacteristicsAofAtheA
physicalAworkAenvironment
, PositionAAnalysisAQuestionnaireA(PAQ)A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAstandardizedAjobAanalysisAquestionnaireAcontainingA194,questionsAaboutAworkAbehavio
rs,AworkAconditions,AandAjobAcharacteristicsAthatAapplyAtoAaAwideAvarietyAofAjobs
FleshAanAJobAAnalysisASystemA-AcorrectAanswers-
JobAanalysisAtechniqueAthatAasksAsubjectAmatterAexpertsAtoAevaluateAaAjobAinAtermsAofAthe
AabilitiesArequiredAtoAperform
CompetencyA-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAareaAofApersonalAcapabilityAthatAenablesAemployeesAtoAperformAtheirAworkAsuccessfull
yb
RecruitmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAthroughAwhichAtheAorganizationAseeksAapplicantsAforApotentialAemployment
SelectionA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAbyAwhichAtheAorganizationAattemptsAtoAidentifyAapplicantsAwithAtheAnecessar
yAknowledge,Askills,Aabilities,AandAotherAcharacteristicsAthatAwillAhelpAtheAorganizationAachi
eveAitsAgoals
TopA5AqualitiesAemployersAlookAforAinAemployeesA-AcorrectAanswers-1)-ATeamworkASkills
2)-AVerbalACommunicationsASkills
3)-ADecisionAMaking,AProblemASolvingA
4)-AGatheringA/AProcessingAinformationA
5)-APlanning/APrioritizingATasks
TrainingA-AcorrectAanswers-AAplannedAeffortAtoAenableAemployeesAtoAlearnAjob-
relatedAknowledge,Askills,AandAbehavior
DevelopmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAacquisitionAofAknowledge,Askills,AandAbehaviorsAthatAimproveAanAemployeesAabilityAtoA
meetAchangesAinAjobArequirementsAandAinAcustomerAdemands
PerformanceAManagementA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAofAensuringAthatAemployees'AactivitiesAandAoutputAmatchAtheAorganization'sA
goals.
CompensationAandAbenefitsA-AcorrectAanswers-
ThisAfunctionAincludesAWageAandAsalaryAadministration,AincentiveApay,Ainsurance,Avacatio
nAleaveAadministration,AretirementAplans,AprofitAsharing,AstockAplans
EmployeeARelationsA-AcorrectAanswers-
PreparingAandAdistributingAemployeeAhandbooks,AcompanyApublications,AanswerAquestio
nsAaboutAbenefitsAandAcompanyApolicy,AaddressAproblemsAbetweenAemployeesAandAsupe
rvisors,AcommunicationAwithAunionArepresentatives
WorkforceAanalyticsA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAuseAofAquantitativeAtoolsAandAscientificAmethodsAtoAanalyzeAdataAfromAhumanAresourc
eAdatabasesAandAotherAsourcesAtoAmakeAevidence-
basedAdecisionsAthatAsupportAbusinessAgoals.
OrganizationalAStrategyA-AcorrectAanswers-
Organization'sAplanAforAmeetingAbroadAgoalsAsuchAasAprofitabilityA,Aquality,AandAmarketAsh
are
HowAHRAsupportsAtheAorganization'sAstrategyA-AcorrectAanswers-
UnderstandingAtheAorganization'sAbusinessAoperations,AprojectingAhowAbusinessAtrendsA
mightAaffectAtheAbusiness,reinforcingApositiveAaspectsAofAtheAorganization'sAculture,Adevel
with Answers 2025
HumanAResourceAManagmentA(HRM)A-AcorrectAanswers-
HRMAconsistsAofAanAorganization'sA"peopleApractices"A-
AtheApolicies,Apractices,AandAsystemsAthatAinfluenceAemployees'Abehavior,Aattitudes,AandA
performance.
ExplainAhowAHRMAcontributesAtoAanAorganization'sAperformanceA-AcorrectAanswers-
ThroughAitsApracticesAorAprocess,ATheAHRMAinfluencesAwhoAworksAforAtheAorganizationAa
ndAhowAthoseApeopleAwork.ATheseAhumanAresources,AifAwellAmanaged,AhaveAtheApotential
AtoAbeAaAsourceAofAsustainableAcompetitiveAadvantage,AcontributingAtoAbasicAobjectivesAsu
chAasAquality,Aprofits,AandAcustomerAsatisfaction.
HRMAProcess/ApracticesA-AcorrectAanswers-1)AAnalysisAandADesignAofAwork
2)AHRAplanningA
3)ARecruitmentA
4)ASelection
5)TrainingAandAdevelopmentA
6)CompensationA
7)PerformanceAManagementA
8)AEmployeeARelations
HumanACapitalA-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAOrganization'sAemployees,AdescribedAinAtermsAofAtheirAtraining,Aexperience,Ajudgemen
t,Aintelligence,Arelationships,AandAinsight.
HumanAResourcesAqualitiesAvaluableAtoAtheAsuccessAofAorganizationsA-AcorrectAanswers-
1)AHumanAResourcesAareAVALUABLE-Ahigh-
qualityAemployeesAprovideAaAneededAserviceAasAtheyAperformAmanyAcriticalAfunctions.A
2)AHumanAResourcesAareARARE-
AaApersonAwithAhighAlevelsAofAtheAneededAskillsAandAknowledgeAisAnotAcommon
3)AHumanAResourcesACANNOTABEAIMITATEDA-A
4)AHumanAResourcesAhaveANOAGOODASUBSTITUTES
HighAPerformanceAWorkASystemA-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAorganizationAinAwhichAtechnology,AorganizationalAstructure,Apeople,AandAprocessesAw
orkAseamlesslyAtoAgiveAanAorganizationAanAadvantageAinAtheAcompetitiveAenvironment.
MaintainingAaAHigh-PerformanceAWorkASystemAmayAinclude:A-AcorrectAanswers--
DevelopmentAofAtrainingAprograms
-RecruitmentAofApeopleAwithAnewAskillAsetsA
-AEstablishmentAofArewardsAforAsuchAbehaviorsAasAteamAwork,Aflexibility,AandAlearning
RatioAofAHRAemployeesAtoAtotalAemployeesA-AcorrectAanswers-
2AfullAtimeAHRAstaffApersonsAforAeveryA100AemployeesAonApayroll.
InAsmallAorganizationsAtheAratioAisAmuchAhigher
AdministrativeAroleAofAHRMA-AcorrectAanswers-
HandlingAadministrativeAtasksA(AhiringAemployees,AansweringAquestionsAaboutAbenefits)Ae
fficientlyAandAwithAaAcommitmentAtoAquality.AThisArequiresAexpertiseAinAtheAparticularAtask
,BusinessAPartnerAroleAofAHRMA-AcorrectAanswers-
DevelopingAeffectiveAHRAsystemsAthatAhelpAtheAorgAmeetAitsAgoalsAattracting,Akeeping,Aan
dAdevelopingApeopleAwithAtheAskillAitAneeds.
ForAtheAsystemsAtoAbeAeffective,AHRApeopleAmustAunderstandAtheAbusinessAsoAitAcanAund
erstandAwhatAtheAbusinessAneeds
StrategicApartnerAroleA-AcorrectAanswers-
ContributingAtoAtheAcompany'sAstrategiesAthroughAanAunderstandingAofAitsAexistingAandAne
ededAHRAandAwaysAHRApracticesAcanAgiveAtheAcompanyAaAcompetitiveAadvantage.A
ForAstrategicAideasAtoAbeAeffective,AHRApeopleAmustAunderstandAtheAbusiness,Ait'sAindustr
y,AandAitsAcompetitors
JobAAnalysisA-AcorrectAanswers-TheAprocessAofAgettingAdetailedAinformationAaboutAjobs
WorkAFlowADesignA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAofAanalyzingAtheAtasksAnecessaryAforAtheAproductionAofAaAproductAorAservice
JobA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsetAofArelatedAduties
PositionA-AcorrectAanswers-AAsetAofAdutiesAperformedAbyAaAparticularAperson
JobADescriptionA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAlistAofAtheAtasks,Aduties,AandAresponsibilitiesA(TDRs)AthatAaAparticularAjobAentails
JobASpecificationA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAlistAifAtheAknowledge,Askills,Aabilities,AandAotherAcharacteristicsAthatAanAindividualAmustAh
aveAtoAperformAaAparticularAjob
JobADesignA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAofAdefiningAtheAwayAworkAwillAbeAperformedAandAtheAtasksAthatAaAgivenAjobAre
quires
IndustrialAEngineeringA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAstudyAofAjobsAtoAfindAtheAsimplestAwayAtoAstructureAworkAinAorderAtoAmaximizeAefficien
cy
JobAenlargementA-AcorrectAanswers-BroadeningAtheAtypesAofAtasksAperformedAinAaAjob
JobAextensionA-AcorrectAanswers-
EnlargingAjobsAbyAcombiningAseveralArelativelyAsimpleAjobsAtoAforAaAjobAwithAaAwiderArange
AofAtasks
JobArotationA-AcorrectAanswers-
EnlargingAjobsAbyAmovingAemployeesAamongAseveralAdifferentAjobs
JobAenrichmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
EmpoweringAworkersAbyAaddingAmoreAdecisionAmakingAauthorityAtoAjobs
FlextimeA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAschedulingApolicyAinAwhichAfullAtimeAemployeesAmayAchooseAstartingAandAendingAtimesA
withinAguidelinesAspecifiedAbyAtheAorganization
JobAsharingA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAworkAoptionAinAwhichAtwoApartAtimeAemployeesAcarryAoutAtheAtasksAassociatedAwithAaAsi
ngleAjob
TeleworkAorATelecommutingA-AcorrectAanswers-
MeansAdoingAone'sAworkAawayAfromAaAcentrallyAlocatedAoffice
ErgonomicsA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAstudyAofAtheAinterfaceAbetweenAindividuals'AphysiologyAandAtheAcharacteristicsAofAtheA
physicalAworkAenvironment
, PositionAAnalysisAQuestionnaireA(PAQ)A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAstandardizedAjobAanalysisAquestionnaireAcontainingA194,questionsAaboutAworkAbehavio
rs,AworkAconditions,AandAjobAcharacteristicsAthatAapplyAtoAaAwideAvarietyAofAjobs
FleshAanAJobAAnalysisASystemA-AcorrectAanswers-
JobAanalysisAtechniqueAthatAasksAsubjectAmatterAexpertsAtoAevaluateAaAjobAinAtermsAofAthe
AabilitiesArequiredAtoAperform
CompetencyA-AcorrectAanswers-
AnAareaAofApersonalAcapabilityAthatAenablesAemployeesAtoAperformAtheirAworkAsuccessfull
yb
RecruitmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAthroughAwhichAtheAorganizationAseeksAapplicantsAforApotentialAemployment
SelectionA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAbyAwhichAtheAorganizationAattemptsAtoAidentifyAapplicantsAwithAtheAnecessar
yAknowledge,Askills,Aabilities,AandAotherAcharacteristicsAthatAwillAhelpAtheAorganizationAachi
eveAitsAgoals
TopA5AqualitiesAemployersAlookAforAinAemployeesA-AcorrectAanswers-1)-ATeamworkASkills
2)-AVerbalACommunicationsASkills
3)-ADecisionAMaking,AProblemASolvingA
4)-AGatheringA/AProcessingAinformationA
5)-APlanning/APrioritizingATasks
TrainingA-AcorrectAanswers-AAplannedAeffortAtoAenableAemployeesAtoAlearnAjob-
relatedAknowledge,Askills,AandAbehavior
DevelopmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAacquisitionAofAknowledge,Askills,AandAbehaviorsAthatAimproveAanAemployeesAabilityAtoA
meetAchangesAinAjobArequirementsAandAinAcustomerAdemands
PerformanceAManagementA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAprocessAofAensuringAthatAemployees'AactivitiesAandAoutputAmatchAtheAorganization'sA
goals.
CompensationAandAbenefitsA-AcorrectAanswers-
ThisAfunctionAincludesAWageAandAsalaryAadministration,AincentiveApay,Ainsurance,Avacatio
nAleaveAadministration,AretirementAplans,AprofitAsharing,AstockAplans
EmployeeARelationsA-AcorrectAanswers-
PreparingAandAdistributingAemployeeAhandbooks,AcompanyApublications,AanswerAquestio
nsAaboutAbenefitsAandAcompanyApolicy,AaddressAproblemsAbetweenAemployeesAandAsupe
rvisors,AcommunicationAwithAunionArepresentatives
WorkforceAanalyticsA-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAuseAofAquantitativeAtoolsAandAscientificAmethodsAtoAanalyzeAdataAfromAhumanAresourc
eAdatabasesAandAotherAsourcesAtoAmakeAevidence-
basedAdecisionsAthatAsupportAbusinessAgoals.
OrganizationalAStrategyA-AcorrectAanswers-
Organization'sAplanAforAmeetingAbroadAgoalsAsuchAasAprofitabilityA,Aquality,AandAmarketAsh
are
HowAHRAsupportsAtheAorganization'sAstrategyA-AcorrectAanswers-
UnderstandingAtheAorganization'sAbusinessAoperations,AprojectingAhowAbusinessAtrendsA
mightAaffectAtheAbusiness,reinforcingApositiveAaspectsAofAtheAorganization'sAculture,Adevel
