Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :SPHR
  • Exam Name
    :The Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
  • Certification
    :HRCI Certifications
  • Vendor
    :HRCI
  • Total Questions
    :671 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :May 29, 2025

HRCI HRCI Certifications SPHR Questions & Answers

  • Question 431:

    You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're reviewing the performance appraisal systems your company can use. Which performance appraisal approach uses a paired comparison method in the review?

    A. Comparative method

    B. Narrative method

    C. Results-based

    D. Rating method

  • Question 432:

    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. Five years

    B. Seven years

    C. Two weeks

    D. One year

  • Question 433:

    HR Professionals must recognize types of unlawful discrimination to be in compliance with US law. One type of discrimination is disparate treatment. Which one of the following is the best definition of disparate treatment?

    A. When an employer treats all applicants the same regardless of their race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or military or veteran status.

    B. When an employee treats other employees differently based on their past work efforts.

    C. When an employer treats a candidate differently based on the person's race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or military or veteran status

    D. When an employer creates a quid pro quo status based on an employee's rebuttal of unwelcome sexual advances.

  • Question 434:

    Which of the following Supreme Court cases found that an employer can be held liable for the sexual harassment of its employees?

    A. Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson

    B. Burlington Industries v. Ellerth

    C. Payne v. The Western and Atlantic Railroad Company

    D. Harris v. Forklift Systems

  • Question 435:

    Shelly is a graphic designer in your company and she has been called to military duty. While she is on duty you learn that Shelly has been moonlighting graphic design for other companies. Because she has been moonlighting while on military leave from your employment, are you required to reinstate her upon her pending return from military duty?

    A. Yes, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 allows military personnel to moonlight during off-duty hours.

    B. No, moonlighting constitutes other employment so the original employer is not obligated to reinstate her.

    C. No, moonlighting is a breach of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as military personnel are to be on employment leave and not generate an income other than what their military duty provides. The employer is therefore exempt from the reinstatement obligations.

    D. Yes, moonlighting is another form of employment, but you are required to reinstate her if her income from moonlighting is less than what she would have earned without the military duty.

  • Question 436:

    Diane is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the ranges for the compensation levels of her company. Which one of the following statements best describes what a range for compensation is?

    A. A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for the worth of responsibilities.

    B. A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for which positions with each grade are federally mandated that employees be paid.

    C. A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for which positions with each grade are generally paid.

    D. A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum value for which employees are generally paid through incentives.

  • Question 437:

    The Taft-Hartley Act, also known as the Labor Management Relations Act, addressed unions and engaged in certain types of secondary boycotts. What is a secondary boycott?

    A. It is two or more boycotts by two or more union-backed organizations against one company.

    B. It is an effort to convince others to stop doing business with a particular organization that is the subject of a primary boycott.

    C. It is an effort to create more than one boycott on an organization, on two or more revenue streams.

    D. It is additional boycotts against companies that do business with a company which the union is boycotting.

  • Question 438:

    Which of the following is an example of a passive training method?

    A. Demonstration

    B. Distance learning

    C. Self-study

    D. Vestibule training

  • Question 439:

    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

  • Question 440:

    "Thanks for such a great presentation! You'll always have a job with us." This is an example of what?

    A. The duty of good faith and fair dealing

    B. Fraudulent misrepresentation

    C. An implied contract

    D. An express contract

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