PHR / SPHR Practice - 60 Free HR Certification Questions

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Question 1

What does PHR stand for?

Select an answer Professional Hiring RoleProfessional in Human ResourcesPersonal Human RecordPublic Health Report

Question 2

What does SPHR stand for?

Select an answer Senior Professional in Human ResourcesSupervisor of Personnel and HRSpecial Program for Human RightsStrategic Planning HR

Question 3

What is HR strategy?

Select an answer Writing employee handbooks onlyManaging payroll onlyHiring temporary workersAligning HR programs with business goals

Question 4

What is a SWOT analysis?

Select an answer Staff, Work, Objectives, TrainingSkills, Workforce, Operations, TalentStrengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, ThreatsSalary, Wages, Overtime, Taxes

Question 5

What is a mission statement?

Select an answer A training scheduleA recruitment adA statement of the organization purposeA list of employee salaries

Question 6

What is a vision statement?

Select an answer A statement of the desired future state of the organizationA list of current employeesA payroll reportA training calendar

Question 7

What is workforce planning?

Select an answer Writing job adsMatching current and future talent to business needsScheduling vacation daysPaying employee bonuses

Question 8

What is a job analysis?

Select an answer Reviewing employee salariesConducting exit interviewsCreating a marketing planIdentifying the duties and requirements of a job

Question 9

What is a job description?

Select an answer A performance review formA payroll reportA recruiting budgetA document describing duties and requirements

Question 10

What is succession planning?

Select an answer Conducting a market surveyPreparing employees for key future rolesTerminating underperformersCreating a job posting

Question 11

What is a skill gap?

Select an answer The difference between required and available skillsA missing job descriptionAn unfilled vacancyA training budget

Question 12

What is a recruiting plan?

Select an answer A training syllabusA benefits guideA strategy for attracting and hiring candidatesA compensation schedule

Question 13

What are HR metrics?

Select an answer Quantitative measures of HR performanceEmployee complaintsWritten policiesInterview questions

Question 14

What is a KPI?

Select an answer A knowledge process indexA hiring profileA pay gradeA key performance indicator

Question 15

What is onboarding?

Select an answer Paying the first salaryIntegrating new employees into the organizationTerminating an employeeConducting a background check only

Question 16

What is a training needs analysis?

Select an answer Paying for coursesScheduling classesIdentifying the gap between current and required skillsChoosing a training venue

Question 17

What does ADDIE stand for?

Select an answer Act, Design, Educate, Inspect, EngageAnalyze, Design, Develop, Implement, EvaluateAssess, Direct, Decide, Invest, ExecuteApply, Define, Deliver, Improve, Explain

Question 18

What is a learning management system?

Select an answer A platform for delivering and tracking trainingA payroll systemA recruitment databaseA benefits portal

Question 19

What is mentoring?

Select an answer A disciplinary actionA performance bonusA job rotationAn experienced person guiding a less experienced employee

Question 20

What is coaching?

Select an answer Writing a job descriptionConducting a salary reviewHelping an employee improve performance through feedbackAssigning extra work as punishment

Question 21

What is 360-degree feedback?

Select an answer An annual salary reviewA single supervisor ratingFeedback from managers, peers, and subordinatesFeedback from customers only

Question 22

What is career pathing?

Select an answer Defining progression options for employeesTerminating underperformersConducting exit interviewsCreating job ads

Question 23

What is employee development?

Select an answer Administering benefitsBuilding skills for current and future rolesPaying overtimeConducting background checks

Question 24

What is a competency model?

Select an answer A pay scaleA job boardA training budgetA framework of skills and behaviors required for success

Question 25

What is e-learning?

Select an answer Learning by doing onlyClassroom lectures onlyReading printed manuals onlyTraining delivered through digital platforms

Question 26

What is a development plan?

Select an answer A compensation budgetA document with growth goals and actionsA disciplinary warningA recruitment plan

Question 27

What is base pay?

Select an answer The fixed salary or wage an employee receivesA performance bonusStock optionsOvertime pay

Question 28

What is variable pay?

Select an answer Annual salary onlyPaid time offPay linked to performance or resultsPay that never changes

Question 29

What is a merit increase?

Select an answer A pay raise based on performanceA raise for everyone equallyA cost-of-living adjustment onlyA signing bonus

Question 30

What is job evaluation?

Select an answer Interviewing candidatesEvaluating trainingReviewing safety recordsDetermining the relative value of jobs for pay

Question 31

What is pay equity?

Select an answer The minimum wageFair pay for comparable workEqual pay for identical job titles onlyPaying everyone the same

Question 32

What is a market survey in compensation?

Select an answer Testing candidate skillsReviewing safety complianceComparing pay levels with the external marketSurveying employee satisfaction

Question 33

What are benefits?

Select an answer Overtime payNon-wage compensation such as insurance and leavePerformance bonusesBase salary

Question 34

What is health insurance?

Select an answer Coverage that pays for medical careA retirement accountA performance bonusPaid vacation

Question 35

What is a retirement plan?

Select an answer A health savings accountA severance packageA training fundA program that helps employees save for retirement

Question 36

What is overtime pay?

Select an answer A holiday bonusA retention bonusExtra pay for hours beyond the standard workweekPay for vacation days

Question 37

What is total compensation?

Select an answer Only benefitsOnly overtimeBase pay plus variable pay plus benefitsOnly the annual salary

Question 38

What is a pay band?

Select an answer A salary range for a job levelA payroll deductionA bonus poolA commission rate

Question 39

What is employee engagement?

Select an answer The training budgetEmotional commitment and involvement in workThe number of employeesThe salary level

Question 40

What is turnover?

Select an answer Employees joining the organizationA salary increaseA training programEmployees leaving the organization

Question 41

What is retention?

Select an answer Recruiting new employeesPaying bonusesConducting auditsKeeping employees in the organization

Question 42

What is an exit interview?

Select an answer A performance reviewA discussion when an employee leavesA hiring interviewA disciplinary meeting

Question 43

What is a grievance?

Select an answer A formal employee complaintA job offerA pay raiseA training request

Question 44

What is a collective bargaining agreement?

Select an answer A benefits brochureA safety policyA union contract covering wages and conditionsAn employment offer letter

Question 45

What is a strike?

Select an answer A work stoppage by employeesA company picnicA hiring eventA training session

Question 46

What is OSHA?

Select an answer A retirement planA recruitment firmA compensation surveyThe agency that sets workplace safety standards

Question 47

What is workplace harassment?

Select an answer A vacation requestUnwanted behavior that creates a hostile environmentA performance warningA shift change

Question 48

What is a whistleblower?

Select an answer A recruiterA trainerAn employee who reports misconductA manager who approves pay

Question 49

What is an employee handbook?

Select an answer A recruitment planA document of workplace policies and expectationsA salary scheduleA training syllabus

Question 50

What is progressive discipline?

Select an answer Escalating corrective action for repeated issuesImmediate termination for all errorsA pay increaseA performance bonus

Question 51

What is FLSA?

Select an answer A family leave lawA disability lawAn equal pay lawThe federal wage and hour law

Question 52

What is FMLA?

Select an answer A retirement lawA safety lawA law providing family and medical leaveA wage and hour law

Question 53

What is ADA?

Select an answer A recruiting systemA benefits platformA law protecting people with disabilitiesA retirement plan

Question 54

What is EEO?

Select an answer Equal employment opportunityEmployee exit optionExecutive education officeExternal evaluation order

Question 55

What is a reasonable accommodation?

Select an answer A company carAn adjustment that allows a qualified person to workA salary increaseA promotion

Question 56

What is sexual harassment?

Select an answer A friendly office cultureA dress codeA performance reviewUnwelcome conduct of a sexual nature

Question 57

Which of the following are common HR certifications? Select all that apply.

Select an answer PHRSPHRSHRM-CPSHRM-SCP

Question 58

Which of the following can provide 360-degree feedback? Select all that apply.

Select an answer ManagersPeersSubordinatesCustomers

Question 59

PHR and SPHR have identical eligibility requirements.

Select an answer FalseTrue

Question 60

Match each HR metric to its meaning.

TurnoverRetentionAbsenteeismEngagement