PHR Certification Overview Exam Questions and
Answers
HRCI - -Human Resources Certification Institute
-What are the six functional areas of the Human Resources Body of Knowledge? - -1.
Business Management and Strategy
2. Workforce Planning and Employment
3. Human Resource Development
4. Compensation and Benefits
5. Employee and Labor Relations
6. Risk Management
-HRCI Body of Knowledge (BOK) - -Provides the means by which human reource
professionals define themselves to the larger business community and communicates to
them what roles are appropriate for the human resource function in an organization
-Functional Area 1- Business Management and Strategy (HRCI definition) - -Developing,
contributing to, and supporting the organization's mission, vision, values, strategic goals
and objectives; formulating policies; guiding and leading the change process; evaluating
organizational effectiveness as an organizational leader.
-Functional Area 1- Business Management and Strategy - -This area looks at the
organization as a whole and requires a general understanding of overall business
operations and basic knowledge of all functional areas of the organization. It emphasizes
the cross-functional roles of an organization, with attention to how HR structure impacts
them, to help ensure HR activities contribute to and support organization goals.
-Functional Area 2- Workforce Planning and Employment (HRCI definition) - -Developing,
implementing, and evaluating sourcing, recruitment, hiring, orientation, succession
planning, retention, and organizational exit programs necessary to ensure the workforce's
ability to achieve the organization's goals and objectives.
-Functional Area 2- Workforce Planning and Employment - -This area covers planning for
and managing entry into and exit from an organization to meet changing business needs,
including evaluating workforce requirements, recruitment and selection, developing
employer brand, managing records, establishing a succession plan, and exiting employees
from an organization.
-Functional Area 3- Human Resource Development (HRCI definition) - -Developing,
implementing, and evaluating activities and programs that address employee training and
development, performance appraisal, and talent and performance management to ensure
that the knowledge, skills, abilities, and performance of the workforce meet current and
future organizational and individual needs.
Answers
HRCI - -Human Resources Certification Institute
-What are the six functional areas of the Human Resources Body of Knowledge? - -1.
Business Management and Strategy
2. Workforce Planning and Employment
3. Human Resource Development
4. Compensation and Benefits
5. Employee and Labor Relations
6. Risk Management
-HRCI Body of Knowledge (BOK) - -Provides the means by which human reource
professionals define themselves to the larger business community and communicates to
them what roles are appropriate for the human resource function in an organization
-Functional Area 1- Business Management and Strategy (HRCI definition) - -Developing,
contributing to, and supporting the organization's mission, vision, values, strategic goals
and objectives; formulating policies; guiding and leading the change process; evaluating
organizational effectiveness as an organizational leader.
-Functional Area 1- Business Management and Strategy - -This area looks at the
organization as a whole and requires a general understanding of overall business
operations and basic knowledge of all functional areas of the organization. It emphasizes
the cross-functional roles of an organization, with attention to how HR structure impacts
them, to help ensure HR activities contribute to and support organization goals.
-Functional Area 2- Workforce Planning and Employment (HRCI definition) - -Developing,
implementing, and evaluating sourcing, recruitment, hiring, orientation, succession
planning, retention, and organizational exit programs necessary to ensure the workforce's
ability to achieve the organization's goals and objectives.
-Functional Area 2- Workforce Planning and Employment - -This area covers planning for
and managing entry into and exit from an organization to meet changing business needs,
including evaluating workforce requirements, recruitment and selection, developing
employer brand, managing records, establishing a succession plan, and exiting employees
from an organization.
-Functional Area 3- Human Resource Development (HRCI definition) - -Developing,
implementing, and evaluating activities and programs that address employee training and
development, performance appraisal, and talent and performance management to ensure
that the knowledge, skills, abilities, and performance of the workforce meet current and
future organizational and individual needs.
