Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational persona 
B)  Organizational politics 
C)  Organizational branding 
D)  Organizational culture

Question 2

Which of the following occurs when an employer makes untrue promises or claims to a candidate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lockout 
B)  Constructive discharge 
C)  Fraudulent misrepresentation 
D)  Involuntary exit

Question 3

Which of the following is best defined as a benefit plan that uses an actuarial formula to calculate the contribution amount needed to reach a predetermined benefit amount at retirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Money purchase plan 
B)  Profit sharing plan 
C)  401(k) plan 
D)  Target benefit plan

Question 4

People Logistics recently began scheduling offsite meetings for its management team to review the operational realities of implementing elements of the strategic plan. This is an example of which of the following development activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peer-to-peer coaching 
B)  Assigning a mentor 
C)  Hiring an executive coach 
D)  Strategic planning

Question 5

Which of the following is illegal except in the construction industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Common shop clause 
B)  Union shop clause 
C)  Closed shop clause 
D)  Agency shop clause

Question 6

Which of the following groups have not been identified for protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to substance abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Current abusers of alcohol 
B)  Current users of legal drugs 
C)  Current users of illegal drugs 
D)  Recovering addicts

Question 7

The HR Professional must take measures to ensure that he is involved with all areas of the HR Impact Model. What component of the HR Impact Model serves as the process integrator of all components?

Accepted Answer

A)  Programs and Processes 
B)  HR Professional 
C)  Catalyst 
D)  Consultation

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  IRCA-00 
B)  I-9 
C)  1099 
D)  IRCA-86

Question 9

HR participates in the strategic planning process by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing expertise 
B)  Identifying strategic goals 
C)  Formulating the strategy 
D)  Scanning the environment

Question 10

Martha is the HR Professional for her organization and she's working with her team to complete non-quantitative job evaluations. Martha wants to stress the available types of non-quantitative job evaluation techniques that are appropriate for her team to be communicated to managers. Which one of the following is not a non-quantitative job evaluation technique that Martha should share?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job slotting 
B)  Factor comparison 
C)  Whole job ranking 
D)  Job classification

Question 11

As a Senior HR Professional, you must be familiar with certain legal terms, laws, and regulations that affect how you and others operate in the workplace. One term is protected class. Which of the following statements best describes a protected class?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group of people who share a common characteristic and who are protected from discrimination and harassment on the basis of that shared characteristic. 
B)  A group of people who share a common characteristic and who are exempt from discrimination regulations on the basis of that shared characteristic. 
C)  A group of people who do not share a common characteristic and who are not protected from discrimination and harassment on the basis of that shared characteristic. 
D)  A group of people who share a race and who are protected from discrimination and harassment on the basis of that race.

Question 12

You are reviewing an Affirmative Action Plan for your organization and you realize that you need to identify someone within your company who has the necessary authority and resources to implement the Affirmative Action Plan. What is the Affirmative Action Plan title of this individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chief Acting Office 
B)  Designation of Responsibility 
C)  Senior HR Professional 
D)  Senior Management Official

Question 13

Ken is an employee in your organization. When it comes to training and learning new skills, Ken says that he learns best by listening to lectures, audio recordings, and podcasts. What type of a learner is Ken?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tactile learner 
B)  Audible learner 
C)  Auditory learner 
D)  Visual learner

Question 14

What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requires continuation of health benefits 
B)  Establishes EPO networks 
C)  Limits preexisting condition restrictions 
D)  Prevents HR from investigating claims issues

Question 15

Your organization has been contacted by Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) to create the OSHA 300 log and annual summary. Once you complete this log and annual summary and submit it to OSHA, how long must your company retain the log?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ten years 
B)  Seven years 
C)  Five years 
D)  One year

Question 16

Your organization is aiming to reduce costs by stopping wastes in the production cycle. The company has created a plan that will reward employees 50 percent of the savings from the waste stoppage. What type of compensation plan is your organization offering to employees in this instance?

Accepted Answer

A)  This is an example of profit sharing 
B)  This is an example of gainsharing 
C)  This is an example of a team incentive 
D)  This is an example of a short-term incentive

Question 17

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What legal case found that a test that has an adverse impact on a protected class is still lawful as long as the test can be shown to be valid and job related?

Accepted Answer

A)  Griggs versus Duke Power, 1971 
B)  McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973 
C)  Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975 
D)  Washington versus Davis, 1976

Question 18

Which of the following prohibits health insurance providers from discriminating on the basis of health status and limited restrictions for preexisting conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  
B)  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH
A)  
C)  National Labor Relations Board (NLR
B)  
D)  Family and Medical Leave Act (FML
A)

Question 19

Holly is a senior worker in her organization and she is a member of the union. Her position will be eliminated in sixty days and she will be released from the company. Rather than being unemployed, Holly asks the union to move her to a less senior position and release a junior employee. If the union agrees to this, what will this term be known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  Displacement 
B)  Releasing 
C)  Bumping 
D)  Re-organization

Question 20

Which of the following is not a benefit of hiring a multigenerational workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recruiting for a multigenerational workforce increase the applicant pool from which to choose employees. 
B)  A multigenerational workforce is a reflection of the population, considering the large number of baby boomers who are reaching retirement age. 
C)  A multigenerational workforce increases an organization's productivity. 
D)  A multigenerational workforce increases the availability of different perspectives for use in management decision-making.

Exam 3: Senior Professional in Human Resources