PRACTICE TEST- SHRM CP EXAM
QUESTIONS & ELABORATED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS ALL PASSED
What is Human Capital Planning? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Human Capital planning is a
systematic process for identifying the resource pool and its capabilities to meet
organization goals and developing the strategies to meet the requirements to fulfill those
goals. A Human Management Capital plan is forward thinking; the questions asked look
at the present and into the future.
What is an environmental scan and how does it pertain to strategic planning? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ An environmental scan has to do with the gathering of information that will
help to project company growth and development. An environmental scan helps a
company to review historical data to begin the process of preparing for expected or
planned growth in the company.
Why do HR professionals need to understand the legal process? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Legislation influences the relationship between employers and employees, and the
human resources professional is responsible for understanding this relationship. The
legislation that will affect a business often will affect the business's relationship with its
employees.
What is the first step that must be taken for an idea to be presented as a bill to
congress? - Correct Answer ✔✔ When an idea for a bill originates from an individual or
business outside of Congress, the idea must first be submitted to a member of congress
(or MOC). This MOC may be either a senator or representative.
What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Establishes
the rules for preventing bribery and penalizing occurrences of it within corporations that
exist in several countries.
What are the steps in the strategic planning process? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Environmental Scanning, Formulating strategy, Implementing strategy, Making
adjustments to strategy
Democratic Leadership Style: - Correct Answer ✔✔ a type of leadership style in which
members of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process.
Coaching Leadership Style: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Coaching leaders are very effective in
settings where performance or results need improvement. They help others to advance
their skills; they build bench strength, and provide a lot of guidance. The coaching
, leadership style is most effective when followers are more responsible, experienced,
and agreeable.
Transactional Leadership Style: - Correct Answer ✔✔ a style of leadership that focuses
on supervision, organization, and performance; transactional leadership is a style of
leadership in which leaders promote compliance by followers through both rewards and
punishments.
Transformational Leadership Style: - Correct Answer ✔✔ a style of leadership where a
leader works with subordinates to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the
change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed
members of a group.
What standard budget responsibilities does HR have? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Payroll
taxes, travel expenses, repairs and maintenance, & employee benefits.
The FLSA retains a certification of age for all employees for how long? - Correct Answer
✔✔ Until their employment is terminated.
When is a company required to pay their employee more than the federal minimum
wage? - Correct Answer ✔✔ When state minimum wage is higher than the federal
minimum wage, the company is required to pay the state minimum wage over the
federal .
What is adverse impact? - Correct Answer ✔✔ The phrase adverse impact or
unintentional discrimination refers to the selection rate of the a protected class being
less than 80% of the selection rate of the highest group.
What's involved in the human resources professional's analysis of staffing needs? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Create a list of necessary KSAs that will encourage company
growth, Develop a list of employees who might be ready for promotion, Consider
various hiring options for any open positions, as well as positions that will be open in the
near future, and Review the results of past hiring decisions to increase the potential
success of future decisions.
Short-form Application - Correct Answer ✔✔ Consists of a pre-made form designed to
obtain general information. Short-form applications are best used for positions that do
not require a large number of specialized skills or for individuals within the organization,
attempting to change positions.
Long-form Application - Correct Answer ✔✔ Is a pre-made form designed to obtain a
more in-depth idea of an individual's skills or knowledge. A long form application is the
most commonly used general employment application.
General Employment Application - Correct Answer ✔✔ Requests information related to
employment history, education, and overall background.
QUESTIONS & ELABORATED
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS ALL PASSED
What is Human Capital Planning? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Human Capital planning is a
systematic process for identifying the resource pool and its capabilities to meet
organization goals and developing the strategies to meet the requirements to fulfill those
goals. A Human Management Capital plan is forward thinking; the questions asked look
at the present and into the future.
What is an environmental scan and how does it pertain to strategic planning? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ An environmental scan has to do with the gathering of information that will
help to project company growth and development. An environmental scan helps a
company to review historical data to begin the process of preparing for expected or
planned growth in the company.
Why do HR professionals need to understand the legal process? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Legislation influences the relationship between employers and employees, and the
human resources professional is responsible for understanding this relationship. The
legislation that will affect a business often will affect the business's relationship with its
employees.
What is the first step that must be taken for an idea to be presented as a bill to
congress? - Correct Answer ✔✔ When an idea for a bill originates from an individual or
business outside of Congress, the idea must first be submitted to a member of congress
(or MOC). This MOC may be either a senator or representative.
What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Establishes
the rules for preventing bribery and penalizing occurrences of it within corporations that
exist in several countries.
What are the steps in the strategic planning process? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Environmental Scanning, Formulating strategy, Implementing strategy, Making
adjustments to strategy
Democratic Leadership Style: - Correct Answer ✔✔ a type of leadership style in which
members of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process.
Coaching Leadership Style: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Coaching leaders are very effective in
settings where performance or results need improvement. They help others to advance
their skills; they build bench strength, and provide a lot of guidance. The coaching
, leadership style is most effective when followers are more responsible, experienced,
and agreeable.
Transactional Leadership Style: - Correct Answer ✔✔ a style of leadership that focuses
on supervision, organization, and performance; transactional leadership is a style of
leadership in which leaders promote compliance by followers through both rewards and
punishments.
Transformational Leadership Style: - Correct Answer ✔✔ a style of leadership where a
leader works with subordinates to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the
change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed
members of a group.
What standard budget responsibilities does HR have? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Payroll
taxes, travel expenses, repairs and maintenance, & employee benefits.
The FLSA retains a certification of age for all employees for how long? - Correct Answer
✔✔ Until their employment is terminated.
When is a company required to pay their employee more than the federal minimum
wage? - Correct Answer ✔✔ When state minimum wage is higher than the federal
minimum wage, the company is required to pay the state minimum wage over the
federal .
What is adverse impact? - Correct Answer ✔✔ The phrase adverse impact or
unintentional discrimination refers to the selection rate of the a protected class being
less than 80% of the selection rate of the highest group.
What's involved in the human resources professional's analysis of staffing needs? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Create a list of necessary KSAs that will encourage company
growth, Develop a list of employees who might be ready for promotion, Consider
various hiring options for any open positions, as well as positions that will be open in the
near future, and Review the results of past hiring decisions to increase the potential
success of future decisions.
Short-form Application - Correct Answer ✔✔ Consists of a pre-made form designed to
obtain general information. Short-form applications are best used for positions that do
not require a large number of specialized skills or for individuals within the organization,
attempting to change positions.
Long-form Application - Correct Answer ✔✔ Is a pre-made form designed to obtain a
more in-depth idea of an individual's skills or knowledge. A long form application is the
most commonly used general employment application.
General Employment Application - Correct Answer ✔✔ Requests information related to
employment history, education, and overall background.
