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SHRM CP EXAM Questions with 100% VERIFIED
Answers UPDATED!!!
Career Planning - ANSWER Actions & activities that individuals
perform in order to give direction to their work lives.
Brain drain - ANSWER Exit of educated & skilled citizens from
emerging & developing countries for better paying jobs in
developed countries.
Auditory learners - ANSWER People who learn best by relying
on their sense of hearing.
Andragogy - ANSWER Study of how adults learn.
Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) - ANSWER Pay adjustment
given to eligible employees regardless of performance or
organizational profitability; usually linked to inflation.
Compa-ratio - ANSWER Pay rate divided by the midpoint of the
pay range.
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Broadbanding - ANSWER Combining several salary grades or job
classifications with narrow pay ranges unto one brand with a
wider salary spread.
Behavioral interview - ANSWER Type of interview that focuses
on how applicants previously handled real situations.
Applicant tracking software (ATS) - ANSWER Software that
provides an automated way for organizations to manage the
recruiting process.
Developmental activities - ANSWER Activities that focus on
preparing employees for future responsibilities while increasing
their capacity to perform their current jobs.
Compensation - ANSWER All financial returns (beyond any
benefits payments or services), including salary and allowances.
Career development - ANSWER Process by which employees
progress through a series of stages in their careers, each of
which is characterized by relatively unique, themes, and tasks.
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Benefits - ANSWER Payments or services provided to employees
to cover issues such as retirement, health care, sick
pay/disability schemes, life insurance, and paid time off.
Apprenticeship - ANSWER Related to technical skills training;
often a partnership between employers and unions.
Competency-based interview - ANSWER Type of interview in
which the interviewer asks questions related to competencies
for the position and asks candidates to provide examples of
times they demonstrated the competencies.
ADDIE model - ANSWER 5 step instructional design process that
governs the development of learning programs.
Assessment centers - ANSWER Assessment tools that provide
candidates a wide range of leadership situations and problem-
solving exercises.
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Blended learning - ANSWER Planned approach to learning that
included a combination of instructor-led training, self-directed
study, and /or on-the-job training.
Career management - ANSWER Preparing, implementing, and
monitoring employees' career paths, with a primary focus on
the goals and needs of the organization.
Competencies - ANSWER Clusters of highly interrelated
attributes, including knowledge, skills, or abilities (KSA) that
give rise to the behaviors needed to perform a given job
effectively.
Strategy - ANSWER A plan of action for accomplishing an
organization's long-range goals.
SWOT analysis - ANSWER Process for assessing an organization's
strategic capabilities in comparison to threats and opportunities
identified during environmental scanning.
Value drivers - ANSWER Actions, processes, or results that are
needed to deliver a desired value.
SHRM CP EXAM Questions with 100% VERIFIED
Answers UPDATED!!!
Career Planning - ANSWER Actions & activities that individuals
perform in order to give direction to their work lives.
Brain drain - ANSWER Exit of educated & skilled citizens from
emerging & developing countries for better paying jobs in
developed countries.
Auditory learners - ANSWER People who learn best by relying
on their sense of hearing.
Andragogy - ANSWER Study of how adults learn.
Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) - ANSWER Pay adjustment
given to eligible employees regardless of performance or
organizational profitability; usually linked to inflation.
Compa-ratio - ANSWER Pay rate divided by the midpoint of the
pay range.
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Broadbanding - ANSWER Combining several salary grades or job
classifications with narrow pay ranges unto one brand with a
wider salary spread.
Behavioral interview - ANSWER Type of interview that focuses
on how applicants previously handled real situations.
Applicant tracking software (ATS) - ANSWER Software that
provides an automated way for organizations to manage the
recruiting process.
Developmental activities - ANSWER Activities that focus on
preparing employees for future responsibilities while increasing
their capacity to perform their current jobs.
Compensation - ANSWER All financial returns (beyond any
benefits payments or services), including salary and allowances.
Career development - ANSWER Process by which employees
progress through a series of stages in their careers, each of
which is characterized by relatively unique, themes, and tasks.
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Benefits - ANSWER Payments or services provided to employees
to cover issues such as retirement, health care, sick
pay/disability schemes, life insurance, and paid time off.
Apprenticeship - ANSWER Related to technical skills training;
often a partnership between employers and unions.
Competency-based interview - ANSWER Type of interview in
which the interviewer asks questions related to competencies
for the position and asks candidates to provide examples of
times they demonstrated the competencies.
ADDIE model - ANSWER 5 step instructional design process that
governs the development of learning programs.
Assessment centers - ANSWER Assessment tools that provide
candidates a wide range of leadership situations and problem-
solving exercises.
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Blended learning - ANSWER Planned approach to learning that
included a combination of instructor-led training, self-directed
study, and /or on-the-job training.
Career management - ANSWER Preparing, implementing, and
monitoring employees' career paths, with a primary focus on
the goals and needs of the organization.
Competencies - ANSWER Clusters of highly interrelated
attributes, including knowledge, skills, or abilities (KSA) that
give rise to the behaviors needed to perform a given job
effectively.
Strategy - ANSWER A plan of action for accomplishing an
organization's long-range goals.
SWOT analysis - ANSWER Process for assessing an organization's
strategic capabilities in comparison to threats and opportunities
identified during environmental scanning.
Value drivers - ANSWER Actions, processes, or results that are
needed to deliver a desired value.
