aPHR certification: practice test
questions and answers updated 2026
WhichMtypeMofManalysisMfocusesMspecificallyMonMtheMfactorsMthatMdetermineMwhatMopp
ortunitiesMandMthreatsManMorganizationMfaces?
a)MPESTManalysis
b)MSWOTManalysis
c)Mcost-benefitManalysis
d)MinnovationMmetricM-MAnswerMa)MPESTManalysis
EssentialMjobMfunctionsMlistedMinMaMjobMdescriptionMshouldMfocusMon:
a)Mskills
b)MpersonalityMtraits
c)MtheMmannerMinMwhichMaMjobMwillMbeMcompleted
d)MdesiredMoutcomesM-MAnswerMd)MdesiredMoutcomes
HowMshouldMdigitalMrecordsMstoredMonMhardMdrivesMbeMdisposedMof?
a)MByMerasingMallMdataMfromMtheMdrive
b)MByMperformingMaMDoDM5520.22-MMwipeMonMtheMdrive
c)MByMoverwritingMallMdataMonMtheMdriveMwithMjunkMdataMconsistingMofMrandomMchar
acters
d)MByMphysicallyMdestroyingMtheMdriveM-MAnswerMb)MByMperformingMaMDoDM5520.22-
MMwipeMonMtheMdrive
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMprovidesMaMcompleteMmeasureMofMhowMmuchMeachMemployer
McostsManMorganization?
a)McostMperMhire
b)MHRMvalueMadded
c)MtotalMcompensationMexpenseMperMemployee
d)MhumanMcapitalMROIM-MAnswerMc)MtotalMcompensationMexpenseMperMemployee
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMwhatManMHRMmanagerMdoesMwhenMperforming
MaMratioManalysis?
, a)MmakesMpredictionsMaboutMhowMtechnologicalMadvancesMwillMchangeMworkforceMneeds
b)MmakesMpredictionsMaboutMwhatMskillsMnewMemployeesMwillMneedMinMtheMcomingMy
ear
c)MusesMhistoricalMinformationMtoMpredictMstaffingMneeds
d)McollectsMinformationMfromMprofessionalsMtoMreachMaMconsensusMaboutMaMproblemM-
MAnswerMc)MusesMhistoricalMinformationMtoMpredictMstaffingMneeds
HowMmanyMcreditsMmustManMemployeeMearnMbyMcontributingMtoMtheMOldMAge,MSurviv
ors,MandMDisabilityMInsuranceMprogramMinMorderMtoMretireMandMcollectMaMpercentageM
ofMtheirMincome?
a)M100
b)M60
c)M40
d)M10M-MAnswerMc)M40
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMconductedMbyMlookingMatMtheMhistoryMofMtheMworkforceM
andMsomeMparticularMfacetMofMtheMorganization?
a)MratioManalysis
b)MdualMcareerMladder
c)MnominalMgroupMtechnique
d)MDelphiMtechniqueM-MAnswerMa)MratioManalysis
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMaMcorporateMvaluesMstatement?
a)MthisMisMaMwrittenMdocumentMthatMreviewsMvariousMmoralMdilemmasManMemployeeM
mayMfaceMandMprovidesMguidelinesMforMhowMtoMdealMwithMthoseMsituations
b)MthisMisMaMdocumentMthatMisMprimarilyMaimedMatManMorganization'sMemployeesMand
MshouldMdifferentiateMtheMcompanyMfromMitsMcompetitors
c)MthisMdocumentMisMaMconciseMassertionMofMwhoMtheMcompanyMis,MwhoMtheyMserve,
MandMwhereMtheyMareMgoing
d)MthisMdocumentMisMissuedMbyMcompanyMexecutivesMandMidentifiesMtheMprinciplesMtha
tMareMatMtheMfoundationMofMhowMtheMorganizationMdoesMbusinessM-
MAnswerMd)MthisMdocumentMisMissuedMbyMcompanyMexecutivesMandMidentifiesMtheMpri
nciplesMthatMareMatMtheMfoundationMofMhowMtheMorganizationMdoesMbusiness
McDonnell-DouglasMCorp.Mv.MGreenMestablishedMtheMjudicialMconceptMof:
questions and answers updated 2026
WhichMtypeMofManalysisMfocusesMspecificallyMonMtheMfactorsMthatMdetermineMwhatMopp
ortunitiesMandMthreatsManMorganizationMfaces?
a)MPESTManalysis
b)MSWOTManalysis
c)Mcost-benefitManalysis
d)MinnovationMmetricM-MAnswerMa)MPESTManalysis
EssentialMjobMfunctionsMlistedMinMaMjobMdescriptionMshouldMfocusMon:
a)Mskills
b)MpersonalityMtraits
c)MtheMmannerMinMwhichMaMjobMwillMbeMcompleted
d)MdesiredMoutcomesM-MAnswerMd)MdesiredMoutcomes
HowMshouldMdigitalMrecordsMstoredMonMhardMdrivesMbeMdisposedMof?
a)MByMerasingMallMdataMfromMtheMdrive
b)MByMperformingMaMDoDM5520.22-MMwipeMonMtheMdrive
c)MByMoverwritingMallMdataMonMtheMdriveMwithMjunkMdataMconsistingMofMrandomMchar
acters
d)MByMphysicallyMdestroyingMtheMdriveM-MAnswerMb)MByMperformingMaMDoDM5520.22-
MMwipeMonMtheMdrive
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMprovidesMaMcompleteMmeasureMofMhowMmuchMeachMemployer
McostsManMorganization?
a)McostMperMhire
b)MHRMvalueMadded
c)MtotalMcompensationMexpenseMperMemployee
d)MhumanMcapitalMROIM-MAnswerMc)MtotalMcompensationMexpenseMperMemployee
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMwhatManMHRMmanagerMdoesMwhenMperforming
MaMratioManalysis?
, a)MmakesMpredictionsMaboutMhowMtechnologicalMadvancesMwillMchangeMworkforceMneeds
b)MmakesMpredictionsMaboutMwhatMskillsMnewMemployeesMwillMneedMinMtheMcomingMy
ear
c)MusesMhistoricalMinformationMtoMpredictMstaffingMneeds
d)McollectsMinformationMfromMprofessionalsMtoMreachMaMconsensusMaboutMaMproblemM-
MAnswerMc)MusesMhistoricalMinformationMtoMpredictMstaffingMneeds
HowMmanyMcreditsMmustManMemployeeMearnMbyMcontributingMtoMtheMOldMAge,MSurviv
ors,MandMDisabilityMInsuranceMprogramMinMorderMtoMretireMandMcollectMaMpercentageM
ofMtheirMincome?
a)M100
b)M60
c)M40
d)M10M-MAnswerMc)M40
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMconductedMbyMlookingMatMtheMhistoryMofMtheMworkforceM
andMsomeMparticularMfacetMofMtheMorganization?
a)MratioManalysis
b)MdualMcareerMladder
c)MnominalMgroupMtechnique
d)MDelphiMtechniqueM-MAnswerMa)MratioManalysis
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMbestMdescribesMaMcorporateMvaluesMstatement?
a)MthisMisMaMwrittenMdocumentMthatMreviewsMvariousMmoralMdilemmasManMemployeeM
mayMfaceMandMprovidesMguidelinesMforMhowMtoMdealMwithMthoseMsituations
b)MthisMisMaMdocumentMthatMisMprimarilyMaimedMatManMorganization'sMemployeesMand
MshouldMdifferentiateMtheMcompanyMfromMitsMcompetitors
c)MthisMdocumentMisMaMconciseMassertionMofMwhoMtheMcompanyMis,MwhoMtheyMserve,
MandMwhereMtheyMareMgoing
d)MthisMdocumentMisMissuedMbyMcompanyMexecutivesMandMidentifiesMtheMprinciplesMtha
tMareMatMtheMfoundationMofMhowMtheMorganizationMdoesMbusinessM-
MAnswerMd)MthisMdocumentMisMissuedMbyMcompanyMexecutivesMandMidentifiesMtheMpri
nciplesMthatMareMatMtheMfoundationMofMhowMtheMorganizationMdoesMbusiness
McDonnell-DouglasMCorp.Mv.MGreenMestablishedMtheMjudicialMconceptMof:
