SHRM CP PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is Human Capital Planning? - Answers - Human Capital planning is a systematic
process for identifying the resource pool and its capabilities to meet organization goals
and developing the strategies to meet the requirements to fulfill those goals. A Human
Management Capital plan is forward thinking; the questions asked look at the present
and into the future.
What is an environmental scan and how does it pertain to strategic planning? - Answers
- An environmental scan has to do with the gathering of information that will help to
project company growth and development. An environmental scan helps a company to
review historical data to begin the process of preparing for expected or planned growth
in the company.
Why do HR professionals need to understand the legal process? - Answers - Legislation
influences the relationship between employers and employees, and the human
resources professional is responsible for understanding this relationship. The legislation
that will affect a business often will affect the business's relationship with its employees.
What is the first step that must be taken for an idea to be presented as a bill to
congress? - Answers - When an idea for a bill originates from an individual or business
outside of Congress, the idea must first be submitted to a member of congress (or
MOC). This MOC may be either a senator or representative.
What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977? - Answers - Establishes the rules for
preventing bribery and penalizing occurrences of it within corporations that exist in
several countries.
What are the steps in the strategic planning process? - Answers - Environmental
Scanning, Formulating strategy, Implementing strategy, Making adjustments to strategy
Democratic Leadership Style: - Answers - a type of leadership style in which members
of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process.
Coaching Leadership Style: - Answers - Coaching leaders are very effective in settings
where performance or results need improvement. They help others to advance their
skills; they build bench strength, and provide a lot of guidance. The coaching leadership
style is most effective when followers are more responsible, experienced, and
agreeable.
Transactional Leadership Style: - Answers - a style of leadership that focuses on
supervision, organization, and performance; transactional leadership is a style of
, leadership in which leaders promote compliance by followers through both rewards and
punishments.
Transformational Leadership Style: - Answers - a style of leadership where a leader
works with subordinates to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the
change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed
members of a group.
What standard budget responsibilities does HR have? - Answers - Payroll taxes, travel
expenses, repairs and maintenance, & employee benefits.
The FLSA retains a certification of age for all employees for how long? - Answers - Until
their employment is terminated.
When is a company required to pay their employee more than the federal minimum
wage? - Answers - When state minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum
wage, the company is required to pay the state minimum wage over the federal .
What is adverse impact? - Answers - The phrase adverse impact or unintentional
discrimination refers to the selection rate of the a protected class being less than 80% of
the selection rate of the highest group.
What's involved in the human resources professional's analysis of staffing needs? -
Answers - Create a list of necessary KSAs that will encourage company growth,
Develop a list of employees who might be ready for promotion, Consider various hiring
options for any open positions, as well as positions that will be open in the near future,
and Review the results of past hiring decisions to increase the potential success of
future decisions.
Short-form Application - Answers - Consists of a pre-made form designed to obtain
general information. Short-form applications are best used for positions that do not
require a large number of specialized skills or for individuals within the organization,
attempting to change positions.
Long-form Application - Answers - Is a pre-made form designed to obtain a more in-
depth idea of an individual's skills or knowledge. A long form application is the most
commonly used general employment application.
General Employment Application - Answers - Requests information related to
employment history, education, and overall background.
Job-Specific Employment Application - Answers - Is used by organizations needing to
fill a large number of similar positions or hire individuals for similar positions on a regular
basis.
ANSWERS
What is Human Capital Planning? - Answers - Human Capital planning is a systematic
process for identifying the resource pool and its capabilities to meet organization goals
and developing the strategies to meet the requirements to fulfill those goals. A Human
Management Capital plan is forward thinking; the questions asked look at the present
and into the future.
What is an environmental scan and how does it pertain to strategic planning? - Answers
- An environmental scan has to do with the gathering of information that will help to
project company growth and development. An environmental scan helps a company to
review historical data to begin the process of preparing for expected or planned growth
in the company.
Why do HR professionals need to understand the legal process? - Answers - Legislation
influences the relationship between employers and employees, and the human
resources professional is responsible for understanding this relationship. The legislation
that will affect a business often will affect the business's relationship with its employees.
What is the first step that must be taken for an idea to be presented as a bill to
congress? - Answers - When an idea for a bill originates from an individual or business
outside of Congress, the idea must first be submitted to a member of congress (or
MOC). This MOC may be either a senator or representative.
What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977? - Answers - Establishes the rules for
preventing bribery and penalizing occurrences of it within corporations that exist in
several countries.
What are the steps in the strategic planning process? - Answers - Environmental
Scanning, Formulating strategy, Implementing strategy, Making adjustments to strategy
Democratic Leadership Style: - Answers - a type of leadership style in which members
of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process.
Coaching Leadership Style: - Answers - Coaching leaders are very effective in settings
where performance or results need improvement. They help others to advance their
skills; they build bench strength, and provide a lot of guidance. The coaching leadership
style is most effective when followers are more responsible, experienced, and
agreeable.
Transactional Leadership Style: - Answers - a style of leadership that focuses on
supervision, organization, and performance; transactional leadership is a style of
, leadership in which leaders promote compliance by followers through both rewards and
punishments.
Transformational Leadership Style: - Answers - a style of leadership where a leader
works with subordinates to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the
change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed
members of a group.
What standard budget responsibilities does HR have? - Answers - Payroll taxes, travel
expenses, repairs and maintenance, & employee benefits.
The FLSA retains a certification of age for all employees for how long? - Answers - Until
their employment is terminated.
When is a company required to pay their employee more than the federal minimum
wage? - Answers - When state minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum
wage, the company is required to pay the state minimum wage over the federal .
What is adverse impact? - Answers - The phrase adverse impact or unintentional
discrimination refers to the selection rate of the a protected class being less than 80% of
the selection rate of the highest group.
What's involved in the human resources professional's analysis of staffing needs? -
Answers - Create a list of necessary KSAs that will encourage company growth,
Develop a list of employees who might be ready for promotion, Consider various hiring
options for any open positions, as well as positions that will be open in the near future,
and Review the results of past hiring decisions to increase the potential success of
future decisions.
Short-form Application - Answers - Consists of a pre-made form designed to obtain
general information. Short-form applications are best used for positions that do not
require a large number of specialized skills or for individuals within the organization,
attempting to change positions.
Long-form Application - Answers - Is a pre-made form designed to obtain a more in-
depth idea of an individual's skills or knowledge. A long form application is the most
commonly used general employment application.
General Employment Application - Answers - Requests information related to
employment history, education, and overall background.
Job-Specific Employment Application - Answers - Is used by organizations needing to
fill a large number of similar positions or hire individuals for similar positions on a regular
basis.
