APHR CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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 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
Answer: a) ratio analysis
◉ Which of the following best describes a corporate values
statement?
a) this is a written document that reviews various moral dilemmas
an employee may face and provides guidelines for how to deal with
those situations
b) this is a document that is primarily aimed at an organization's
employees and should differentiate the company from its
competitors
c) this document is a concise assertion of who the company is, who
they serve, and where they are going
d) this document is issued by company executives and identifies the
principles that are at the foundation of how the organization does
business
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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 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
Answer: a) ratio analysis
◉ Which of the following best describes a corporate values
statement?
a) this is a written document that reviews various moral dilemmas
an employee may face and provides guidelines for how to deal with
those situations
b) this is a document that is primarily aimed at an organization's
employees and should differentiate the company from its
competitors
c) this document is a concise assertion of who the company is, who
they serve, and where they are going
d) this document is issued by company executives and identifies the
principles that are at the foundation of how the organization does
business
