APHR Certification: Practice Test
Questions and Answers
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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-c) 40
Which of the following terms refers to collapsing multiple pay ranges into a single-wide
pay range?
a) Wide banding
b) Pay compression
c) Green circle rates
d) Broadbanding - ANSWER-d) Broadbanding
According to Maslow's hierarchy theory, which need must first be met?
a) Esteem
b) Security/safety
c) Self-actualization
d) Belonging/loving - ANSWER-b) Security/safety
Which of the following compensates employees who arrive at work but find that no work
is available?
a) On-call pay
b) Reporting time pay
c) Premium pay
d) Travel pay - ANSWER-b) Reporting time pay
HR metrics are measurements used to determine:
a) The amount of supplies such as pencils and printer toner to order
b) How many Disneyland discount tickets to arrange
c) The value and effectiveness of HR performance such as turnover, training, return on
human capital, and expenses per employee
d) The annual holiday party budget - ANSWER-c) The value and effectiveness of HR
performance such as turnover, training, return on human capital, and expenses per
employee
When an employee's doctor releases the employee to return to work with restrictions,
what should happen?
a) The employer must take the employee back and find a way to accommodate the
restrictions.
b) The employer can determine whether there is a way to accommodate the restrictions.
c) The employer is obligated to return the employee to the same job without doing all
the heavy lifting.
d) The employer is required to pay the employee the normal rate even if there is no job
available with the required restrictions. - ANSWER-b) The employer can determine
whether there is a way to accommodate the restrictions.
Questions and Answers
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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-c) 40
Which of the following terms refers to collapsing multiple pay ranges into a single-wide
pay range?
a) Wide banding
b) Pay compression
c) Green circle rates
d) Broadbanding - ANSWER-d) Broadbanding
According to Maslow's hierarchy theory, which need must first be met?
a) Esteem
b) Security/safety
c) Self-actualization
d) Belonging/loving - ANSWER-b) Security/safety
Which of the following compensates employees who arrive at work but find that no work
is available?
a) On-call pay
b) Reporting time pay
c) Premium pay
d) Travel pay - ANSWER-b) Reporting time pay
HR metrics are measurements used to determine:
a) The amount of supplies such as pencils and printer toner to order
b) How many Disneyland discount tickets to arrange
c) The value and effectiveness of HR performance such as turnover, training, return on
human capital, and expenses per employee
d) The annual holiday party budget - ANSWER-c) The value and effectiveness of HR
performance such as turnover, training, return on human capital, and expenses per
employee
When an employee's doctor releases the employee to return to work with restrictions,
what should happen?
a) The employer must take the employee back and find a way to accommodate the
restrictions.
b) The employer can determine whether there is a way to accommodate the restrictions.
c) The employer is obligated to return the employee to the same job without doing all
the heavy lifting.
d) The employer is required to pay the employee the normal rate even if there is no job
available with the required restrictions. - ANSWER-b) The employer can determine
whether there is a way to accommodate the restrictions.
