aPHR Certification Study Guides Questions with Answers 100% Solved

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"GlassMceilingMInitiativesM-MAnswerMEffortsMtoMaddressMtheM"glassMceilingMeffect"



"ThirdMShift"M-
MAnswerMTheMhoursMbetweenM12:00MmidnightMtoM8:00MAMMbeacuseMtheseMareMtheM
hoursMthatMtheMmajorityMofMpeopleMareMatMhomeMsleeping,MorganizationsMfrequentlyvof
ferMadditionalMpayM(MknownMasM"MshiftMdiferential"M)MtoMattractMemployeesMtoMwork
MtheseMnon-standardMhours.



ActivitiesMProtectedMByMtheMNLRAM-
MAnswerMUnderMtheMNationalMLaborMRelationsMAct,MmostMprivateMsectorMemployeesMh
aveMtheMrightMto:

OrganizeMaMunionMtoMnegotiateMwithMemployersMconcerningMwages,Mhours,MandMother
MtermsMandMconditionsMofMemployment.

-Form,MjoinMorMassistMaMunion.

M-
MBargainMcollectivelyMthroughMrepresentativesMofMemployees'MownMchoosingMforMaMcont
ractMsettingMwages,Mbenefits,Mhours,MandMotherMworkingMconditions.

-MDiscussMtermsMandMconditionsMofMemploymentMorMunionMorganizingMwithMco-
workersMorMaMunion.

-EngageMinMprotectedMconcertedMactivitiesMwithMoneMorMmoreMco-
workersMtoMimproveMwages,MbenefitsMandMotherMworkingMconditions.

-
ChooseMnotMtoMdoManyMofMtheseMactivities,MincludingMjoiningMorMremainingMaMmembe
rMofMaMunion.



AdministrativeMroleMofMHRMM-
MAnswerMHandlingMadministrativeMtasksM(MhiringMemployees,MansweringMquestionsMabout
Mbenefits)MefficientlyMandMwithMaMcommitmentMtoMquality.MThisMrequiresMexpertiseMin
MtheMparticularMtask



AdvertisingMinMNewspapersMandMMagazinesM-
MAnswerMWhenMtheMgoalMisMtoMfindMpeopleMwMknowMtheMlocalMcommunity,Madvertisi
ngMinMtheMlocalMnewspaperMcanMreachMthatMaudience.

,Similarly,MwhenMtheMgoalMisMtoMfindMpeopleMinMaMspecializedMfield,MadvertisingMinMa
MtradeMp,Mprofessional,MorMindustryMpublicationMcanMreachMtheMrightMpoolMofMjobMca
ndidates.



AffirmativeMActionM-
MAnswerMAnMorganization'sMactiveMeffortMtoMfindMopportunitiesMtoMhireMorMpromoteM
peopleMinMaMparticularMgroup



AffirmativeMActionMandMReverseMDiscriminationM-
MAnswerMWhenMorganizationsMengagedMinMaffirmativeMactionMallegedlyMdiscriminateMwhi
teMorMmaleMcandidatesMbyMincreasingMtheMproportionsMofMminoritiesMorMfemaleMcandid
atesMhiredMorMpromoted



AgeMDiscriminationMinMEmploymentMActMofM1967M(MADEA)M-
MAnswerMProhibitsMdiscriminationMinMemploymentMagainstMindividualsM40MyearsMofMage
MandMolder.M

CoversMemployersMwithM15MorMmoreMemployeesMworkingM20MorMmoreMweeksMperMye
ar;MlaborMunions;MemploymentMagencies;MfederalMgovernmentM

EEOCMenforced



AlternativeMworkMarrangementsM-
MAnswerMMethodsMofMstaffingMotherMthanMtheMtraditionalMhiringMofMfull-
timeMemployees.MTheMfollowingMmethodsMareMtheMmostMcommon:

-MIndependentMcontractors,MselfMemployedMindividualsMwithMmultipleMclients

-MOn-
callMworkers,MpersonsMwhoMworkMforManMorganizationMonlyMwhenMtheyMareMneededM

-
MTemporaryMworkers,MareMemployedMbyMaMtemporaryMagency;MclientMorganization'sMpa
yMtheMagencyMforMtheMservicesMofMtheseMworkers

-
MContractMcompanyMworkers,MemployedMdirectlyMbyMaMcompanyMforMaMspecificMtimeM
specifiedMinMaMwrittenMcontract



AmericansMwithMDisabilitiesMActMofM1990M(ADA)M-
MAnswerMProhibitsMdiscriminationMagainstMindividualsMwithMdisabilitiesMinMallMemploymen
tsMpractices,MsuchMasMjobMapplicationMprocedures,Mhiring,Mfiring,Mpromotions,Mcompensat
ion,MandMtraining.MOtherMemploymentMactivitiesMcoveredMbyMtheMADAMareMemployment
Madvertising,Mrecruitment,Mtenure,Mlayoff,Mleave,MandMfringeMbenefitsM

,TheMADAMrequireMthatMemployersMtakeMstepsMtoMaccommodateMindividualsMcoveredMun
derMtheMact

CoversMemployersMwithMmoreMthanM15Memployees

EEOC



BehaviorMofMtheMRecruiterM-
MAnswerMRecruitersMaffectMresultsMnotMonlyMbyMprovidingMplentyMofMinformation,Mbut
MbyMprovidingMtheMrightMkindMofMinformation.M

InMreality,MforMaffectingMwhetherMpeopleMchooseMtoMtakeMaMjo,MbutMevenMmoreMso,
MwhetherMtheyMstickMwithMaMjob,MtheMrecruiterMseemsMlessMimportantMthanManMorga
nization'sMpersonnelMpoliciesMthatMdirectlyMaffectsMtheMjob'sMfeaturesM(Mpay,Msecurity,M
advancementMopportunities,andMsoMonM)!



BenchmarksM-
MAnswerMAMmeasurementMtoolMthatMgathersMratingsMofMmanager'sMuseMofMskillsMassoc
iatedMwithMsuccessMinMmanaging



BestMsourcesMofMnewMhiresM-MAnswerMReferralsMandMDirectMapplicantsM

LowerMcostMthanMformalMrecruitingMefforts,M"self-
selection"MprocessMdirectMapplicantsMareMtoMsomeMextentMalreadyMsoldMonMtheMorg,M
whenMcurrentMemployeesM(MwhoMareMfamiliarMwithMtheMvacancyMandMtheMpersonMthe
yMareMreferring)MreferMfriendsMorMrelatives



BonaMFideMOccupationalMQualificationMBFOQM-
MAnswerMAMnecessaryM(MnotMmerelyMpreferred)MqualificationMforMperformingMaMjob



BusinessMgoalsMimpactedMdirectlyMbyMMetricsM-MAnswerM-
MIncreaseMaMmanager'sMbonus

-MIncreaseMtheMshareMprice

-MincreaseMprofit

-MincreaseMrevenue

-MIncreaseMproductMinnovationM

-MIncreaseMbrandMvalue

-MincreaseMmarketMshareM

-MDecreaseMtimeMtoMmarket

-MHaveMaMhighMROIM(MReturnMonMInvestmentM)

, BusinessMintelligenceM-
MAnswerMProvidesMinsightMintoMbusinessMtrendsMandMpatternsMandMhelpsMbusinessesMi
mproveMdecisionsM(MmanagersMuseMtheMsystemMtoManalyzeMcostsMandMproductivityMam
ongMdifferentMemployeeMgroups)



BusinessMPartnerMroleMofMHRMM-
MAnswerMDevelopingMeffectiveMHRMsystemsMthatMhelpMtheMorgMmeetMitsMgoalsMattracti
ng,Mkeeping,MandMdevelopingMpeopleMwithMtheMskillMitMneeds.

ForMtheMsystemsMtoMbeMeffective,MHRMpeopleMmustMunderstandMtheMbusinessMsoMitM
canMunderstandMwhatMtheMbusinessMneeds



BusinessMstrategy:MissuesMaffectingMHRMM-MAnswerMTotalMQualityMManagement

MergersMandMAcquisitionsM

Reengineering

InternationalMExpansion

DownsizingM

Outsourcing



Business'MRoleMinMprovidingMforMEEOM-
MAnswerMMostMcompaniesMrecognizeMtheMimportanceMofMcomplyingMwithManti-
discriminationMlaws.MExpertMHRMprofessionalsMcanMhelpMinMidentifyingMhowMtoMcomply
MandMtakeMstepsMtoMavoidMdiscriminationMandMprovideMreasonableMaccommodation



CalculatingMbenchmarkMemployeeMcostM-
MAnswerM(DepartingMemployeeMannualMbaseMsalaryM+McalculatedMannualMbenefitsMcosts)
MdividedMbyM12Mmonths=McalculatedMmonthlyMsalaryM+!benefits

OrMdividedMbyMworkingMdaysM=McalculatedMdailyMsalaryM+Mbenefits



CharacteristicsMofMtheMRecruiterM-
MAnswerMMostMorganization'sMmustMchooseMwhetherMtheirMrecruitersMareMspecialistsMin
MHRMorMatMparticularMjobs.

AccordingMtoMsomeMstudies,MapplicantsMperceiveMHRMspecialistMasMlessMcredibleMandMa
reMlessMattractedMtoMjobsMwhenMrecruitersMareMHRMspecialists.

ThisMindicatedMthatMHRMspecialistsMneedMtoMtakeMextraMstepsMtoMensureM

ThatMapplicantsMperceiveMthemMasMknowledgeableMandMcredible.