SHRM-CP Practice Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

SHRM-CP Practice Exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
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heBworkplace.BWhatBformBofBtrainingBanalysisBisBthatBpersonBusing?



A.BReaction

B.BBehavior

C.BResults

D.BLearningB-
BAnswerBA.BTheBtrainerBisBusingBaBreactionBplanBtoBdetermineBwhatBisBhappeningBb
asedBonBhowBpeopleBactBandBwhatBmightBoccur



ABperson'sBgeneralBknowledgeBandBskillsBforBworkBcanBbeBinterpretedBas:



A.BReturnBonBinvestment

B.BHumanBcapital

C.BEconomicBfunctionality

D.BStressBresponseB-BAnswerBB



JosephBwantsBtoBreceiveBaBspecificBbenefitBatBretirement.BJimBhasBhisBemployerBmat
chBhisBregularBcontributionsBforBuseBinBretirement.BWhatBmakesBJim'sBretirementBpla
nBdifferent?



A.BHeBusesBaBcontributionBplan

B.BHisBretirementBplanBisn'tBdefined

C.BHeBknowsBwhatBbenefitsBheBholds

,D.BHeBisBgettingBtheBmoneyBsoonerB-
BAnswerBA.BJimBisBusingBthatBentailsBhimBgivingBmoneyBtoBhisBprogramBnowBwithBt
heBintentionBofBgettingBmoreBmoneyBinBtheBfuture.



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBinBtheBworkplaceBcouldBbeBinterpretedBasBaB"perk"?



A.BCompensation

B.BPrerequisite

C.BBenefit

D.BIncentiveB-BAnswerBDBX

B.BABprerequisiteBisBsomethingBdiscretionaryBinBnature.BThisBcouldBbeBaccessBtoBaBco
mpanyBcarBorBanBin-storeBdiscount.



SocialBSecurityBcanBbeBprovidedBtoBAmericanBworkersBas:B



A.BCompensation

B.BPrerequisite

C.BBenefit

D.BIncentiveB-BAnswerBBBX

C.BABbenefitBisBsomethingBthatBisBspecialBcompensationBforBcertainBactions.BThisBincl
udesBnon-wageBcompensation.



WhatBmakesBoutsourcingBdifferentBfromBoff-shoring?



A.BOutsourcingBisBaboutBtransferringBworkBsourcesBoutsideBtheBcountry

B.BOutsourcingBentailsBmovingBworkBtoBgroupsBoutsideBone'sBpayroll

C.BOff-
shoringBentailsBmovingBpartBofBaBbusinessBtoBanBexternalBinBaBnearbyBcountryB

D.BABandBBB-BAnswerBB

,SomeBalternativesBshouldBbeBpreparedBwhenBaBstrategyBisBdevelopedBforBpromotingB
HRBactions.BHowBmanyBalternativeBoptionsBshouldBbeBincludedBatBleast?



A.B3

B.B4

C.B5

D.B6B-BAnswerBABX

B.BYouBneedBatBleastBfourBalternativeBoptionsBwithBdifferentBcost,Bschedule,BandBrisks
BinvolvedBwithBeachBone.



TheBDrug-
FreeBWorkplaceBActBstatesBthatBanBHRBfirmBneedsBtoBprovideBtheBfollowingBtoBempl
oyees:



A.BDetailsBonBcounselingBorBrehabilitationBprograms

B.BPenaltiesBforBdrugBviolations

C.BDetailsBonBtheBdangersBofBcertainBdrugs

D.BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswerBD



TheBLillyBLedbetterBActBisBaBlawBforBHRBgroupsBtoBfollowBregarding:



A.BFairBpay

B.BDiscriminationBfromBsex

C.BPregnancyBdiscrimination

D.BEmployeeBselectionBrulesB-BAnswerBCBX

A.BTheBLedbetterBActBofB2009BstatesBthatBpeopleBshouldBbeBpaidBtheBsameBforBdoin
gBtheBsameBjobBbasedBonBexperienceBandBnotBonBgenderBorBotherBdemographicBpoi
nts

, GeographicBdifferentialBpayBmayBbeBofferedBwhen:



A.BPeopleBareBexpectedBworkBlongerBinBcertainBpartsBofBtheBcountry

B.BItBcostsBmoreBtoBaccessBaBworkBsiteBinBcertainBareas

C.BTaxesBareBdifferentBinBoneBplace

D.BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswerBDBX

B.BABgeographicBdifferentialBpayBplanBworksBwhenBaBperson'sBenvironmentBorBotherB
travelBneedsBmakeBitBharderBtoBdoBtheBjob



WhichBofBtheseBmakesBtheBpersonBconsideredBaBstakeholder?



A.BTheBpersonBisBaBspouseBofBsomeoneBinvolvedBinBtheBcompany

B.BTheBpersonBhasBsomeBinvestmentBinBtheBcompany

C.BTheBpersonBregularlyBshopsBatBtheBstore

D.BTheBpersonBregularlyBreadsBadvertisementsBforBtheBstoreB-BAnswerBB



WhatBaspectBofByourBHRBworkBisBnotBlikelyBtoBbeBoutsourced?



A.BResourceBplanning

B.BPayrollBreview

C.BUnemploymentBinsurance

D.BWorksBcompensationBclaimsB-BAnswerBDBX

A.BResourceBplanningBisBidentifyingBcurrentBgoalsBforBworkBandBwhatBisBneededBforB
attainingBresults.BItBwouldBbeBdifficultBorBimpracticalBforBthisBsegmentBofBtheBworkBt
oBbeBoutsourced.



AnBidentifiedBriskBinBanBenterpriseBmayBbeBcalledBa:



A.BKeyBriskBindicator