HRCI HRCI Certifications SPHR Questions & Answers

• Question 401:

  Which of the following is required by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001?

  A. Requires pension plans to account for employee contributions separately from employer contributions

  B. Requires employer pension contributions to be funded on a quarterly basis

  C. Allows employees older than 50 to make catch-up contributions to retirement accounts

  D. Allows employers to contribute a percentage of company earnings to retirement plans each year

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 402:

  Human resources is often seen as a three-dimensional component of an organization. Which dimension of human resources focuses on long-term, future-focused approach to the methods to achieve human resource and organizational goals?

  A. Strategic

  B. Administrative

  C. Organizational

  D. Operational

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 403:

  What term is used to describe the values, worth, work ethics, attitude, and collective sense of an identity in an organization?

  A. Organizational persona

  B. Organizational politics

  C. Organizational branding

  D. Organizational culture

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 404:

  You are the HR Professional for your organization. You have just hired a new employee for your company. What form are you and the newly hired employee required to complete to show the employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States?

  A. IRCA-00

  B. I-9

  C. 1099

  D. IRCA-86

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 405:

  As an SPHR, you are to participate in enterprise risk management. Risk is an uncertain event or condition that may have a positive or negative effect on the enterprise. In HR, what is the first action you must do to participate in enterprise risk management?

  A. Determine your responsibilities as the risk owner.

  B. Identify the risk events.

  C. Identify the effects of the risk events.

  D. Mitigate the risk events.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 406:

  You are a HR Professional for your organization. You have presented an idea to your staff. The staff members then discuss their ideas based on your presentation. All of the ideas are recorded and collectively ranked from most important to least important (or some other ordinal scale). Through this process a selection or forecast can be made for the organization. What forecasting technique have you used in this scenario?

  A. Ratio analysis

  B. Delphi Technique

  C. Nominal group technique

  D. Brainstorming

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 407:

  Your organization will be using the point factor technique in their evaluations of job performance. You need to communicate what the point factor technique accomplishes as you're the HR Professional for your organization. Which one of the following best describes the point factor technique?

  A. Specific compensable factors are identified and then performance levels within the factors are weighted on importance to the employee.

  B. Performance factors are identified by the employee and then performance levels within the factors are weighted based on importance to the organization.

  C. Specific compensable factors are identified and then performance levels within the factors are documented. The different factors and levels are weighted based on importance to the organization.

  D. Specific compensable factors are identified and then performance levels within the factors are documented.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 408:

  One of the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 is that employers must grant a leave of absence for military service. Typically, how long must an employer grant leave to the individual for military service?

  A. Seven years

  B. Five years

  C. One year

  D. Two weeks

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 409:

  Which of the following occurs when the union decides to stop working?

  A. Boycott

  B. Lockout

  C. Strike

  D. Involuntary exit

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 410:

  As an HR Professional, you must sometimes terminate employees from your organization. When an employee is terminated, there must be a just cause or a good cause for the termination. Which one of the following is not a valid just cause for the employee's termination?

  A. Whether reasonable "proof" of the violation existed, or was obtained through investigation

  B. Whether the employee was warned in advance

  C. Whether the rule has been applied consistently

  D. Whether the employee is a member of a protected class

  Correct Answer: D