SHRM Senior Certified Professional Sample Questions:
01. A CEO asks the VP of HR to recommend talent-rich countries to consider for global expansion and to
consider cost as part of the recommendation. When identifying potential countries, which is most important for the
VP of HR to consider?
a) Each country's employment laws and regulations
b) Availability and compatibility of HRIS platforms
c) The company's readiness to deploy expatriates
d) Culture and language training needs
02. An HR manager meets with the area supervisor and an employee who has limited head mobility due to a work-
related injury to discuss potential accommodations. The employee suggests building steps at one of the workstations in
an assembly line so the employee does not have to look upward. After considering other workers' traffic patterns,
everyone except the employee concludes adding stairs will introduce a tripping hazard and decrease the safety of other
workers. The employee threatens to file a lawsuit claiming the company did not adequately explore the employee's
suggested accommodation. Which action should the HR manager take to reduce the likelihood that the employee will
file a lawsuit?
a) Place stairs on the assembly line temporarily so the worker can see the danger they pose to other workers.
b) Obtain a professional safety engineering analysis of the impact and feasibility of building the steps.
c) Ask other workers whether they think the steps will be a hazard before concluding the review.
d) Allow the employee to use the stairs under the condition that they will be removed if other employees complained about them.
03. Which test most effectively identifies potential high-performing leaders in a collaborative work environment?
a) Psychomotor
b) Personality
c) Work sample
d) Emotional intelligence
04. After the recent implementation of a new human capital management platform, a CEO requests people analytics
data. Which action should the HR manager take first?
a) Direct the HR analyst to extract and summarize relevant data.
b) Develop a suite of analytical reports that focus on employee performance.
c) Train interested stakeholders on self-service options and decentralized capabilities.
d) Ask business partners to identify key metrics that link business strategy to outcomes.
05. An HR manager prepares for a budget meeting with multiple teams to determine departmental budget
allocations. Which bargaining strategy should the HR manager use to achieve a mutually beneficial decision?
a) Distributive
b) Integrative
c) Zero-sum
01. A CEO asks the VP of HR to recommend talent-rich countries to consider for global expansion and to
consider cost as part of the recommendation. When identifying potential countries, which is most important for the
VP of HR to consider?
a) Each country's employment laws and regulations
b) Availability and compatibility of HRIS platforms
c) The company's readiness to deploy expatriates
d) Culture and language training needs
02. An HR manager meets with the area supervisor and an employee who has limited head mobility due to a work-
related injury to discuss potential accommodations. The employee suggests building steps at one of the workstations in
an assembly line so the employee does not have to look upward. After considering other workers' traffic patterns,
everyone except the employee concludes adding stairs will introduce a tripping hazard and decrease the safety of other
workers. The employee threatens to file a lawsuit claiming the company did not adequately explore the employee's
suggested accommodation. Which action should the HR manager take to reduce the likelihood that the employee will
file a lawsuit?
a) Place stairs on the assembly line temporarily so the worker can see the danger they pose to other workers.
b) Obtain a professional safety engineering analysis of the impact and feasibility of building the steps.
c) Ask other workers whether they think the steps will be a hazard before concluding the review.
d) Allow the employee to use the stairs under the condition that they will be removed if other employees complained about them.
03. Which test most effectively identifies potential high-performing leaders in a collaborative work environment?
a) Psychomotor
b) Personality
c) Work sample
d) Emotional intelligence
04. After the recent implementation of a new human capital management platform, a CEO requests people analytics
data. Which action should the HR manager take first?
a) Direct the HR analyst to extract and summarize relevant data.
b) Develop a suite of analytical reports that focus on employee performance.
c) Train interested stakeholders on self-service options and decentralized capabilities.
d) Ask business partners to identify key metrics that link business strategy to outcomes.
05. An HR manager prepares for a budget meeting with multiple teams to determine departmental budget
allocations. Which bargaining strategy should the HR manager use to achieve a mutually beneficial decision?
a) Distributive
b) Integrative
c) Zero-sum
