SHRM-CP Practice Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026.

SHRM-CP Practice Test
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABsmallBstart-
upBsoftwareBcompanyBrealizesBthatBtheBtechnologyBskillsetsBofBnewlyBhiredBprogramm
ersBareBmoreBadvancedBthanBtheBexistingBprogrammers'Bskillsets.BRecognizingBtheBcon
stantBbusinessBneedBforBtheseBevolving,Bstate-of-the-
artBskillsets,BwhichBisBtheBbestBworkforceBdevelopmentBstrategyBtoBimplement?



A.BPartnerBwithBaBlocalBcommunityBcollegeBtoBofferBprogrammersBtheBopportunityBto
BupdateBtheirBskillsets.

B.BOfferBnewBhiresBshorter-
termBcontractsBtoBallowBforBaBcontinualBhiringBofBprogrammersBwithBtheBmostBup-to-
dateBskills.

C.BDesignBaBrigorousBin-houseBtrainingBprogramBtoBgetBlonger-
tenuredBprogrammersBupBtoBspeedBwithBtheBnewerBprogrammers.

D.BPerformBaBjobBredesignBforBtheBexistingBemployeesBthatBwillBnotBrequireBnew,Bup
datedBskills.B-BAnswerBB.BOfferBnewBhiresBshort-
termBcontractsBtoBallowBforBaBcontinualBhiringBofBprogramersBwithBtheBmostBup-to-
dateBskills.



Rationale:BIfBtheBskillsetsBofBemployeesBwhoBhaveBbeenBwithBtheBcompanyBforBsever
alByearsBbecomeBinferiorBtoBthoseBofBnewBhires,BplanningBforBchurnBbyBofferingBsma
llerBcontractsBisBaBbetterBstrategy.BRepeatedlyBtrainingBanBentireBstaffBwithBnewBskills
BthatBtheyBmayBorBmayBnotBgraspBwillBnotBbeBcost-
effectiveBtoBtheBorganization,BandBthereBmayBnotBbeBenoughBworkBatBtheBcompanyB
toBsupportBaBjobBredesign.



WhichBhands-
onBtrainingBmethodBbestBallowsBanBonboardingBmanufacturingBemployeeBtoBpracticeB
hisBjobBinBaBrisk-freeBsetting?*

, A.BApprenticeship

B.BSimulation

C.BTeamBTraining

D.BRoleBPlayB-BAnswerBB.BSimulation



Rationale:BSimulationsBcanBbeBusedBtoBteachBproductionBandBprocessBskillsBinBaBrisk-
freeBenvironment.BABroleBplayBisBbestBusedBtoBassessBandBtrainBinterpersonalBskills.B
ApprenticeshipBisBaBtypeBofBon-the-
jobBtrainingBwhereBtheBtraineeBwillBstillBbeBexposedBtoBrisk.BTeamBtrainingBisBusedBt
oBimproveBtheBeffectivenessBofBgroupBinteractions.



AnBHRBmanagerBhasBbeenBaskedBtoBdesignBaBtrainingBprogramBforBtheBcompany.BWh
ichBHRBmetricBshouldBbeBconsideredBfirstBinBdesigningBtheBprogram?*



A.BAverageBtenureBofBemployees

B.BPercentageBofBemployeesBwithBaBcareerBplan

C.BTotalBcostsBforBtraining

D.BPerformanceBqualityBofBone-yearBemployeesB-BAnswerBC.BTotalBcostsBforBtraining



Rationale:BTotalBcostBforBtrainingBisBtheBonlyBmetricBthatBisBspecificBtoBallBtrainingBpr
ograms,BsoBitBmustBbeBconsideredBinBtheBinitialBstagesBofBallBprogramBdevelopment.
BResponseBoptionsBA,BB,BandBCBareBfactorsBthatBmayBorBmayBnotBbeBconsideredBfor
BsomeBtrainingBprograms.



ABvaluedBemployeeBarrivesB15BminutesBlateBforBworkBwithoutBexplanation.BUsingBthe
Bcompany'sBpositiveBapproachBtoBdiscipline,BwhichBactionBshouldBbeBtakenBtoBcourse-
correctBtheBemployee'sBtardiness?*



A.BFinalBwarning

B.BWrittenBreprimand

C.BVerbalBcaution