PHR Exam Questions

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Last Updated Exam : 15-Apr-2025

On November 13, 2000 CFR Part 60-2 was revised to address affirmative action to make
the rules more accessible and easier to implement. Which of the following statements is not
part of this significant update to the Affirmative Action program in CFR Part 60-2?


A.

Reduced the number of additional required elements of the written Affirmative Action
Plan from 10 to 4


B.

Reaffirmed that affirmative action isn't to establish quotes, but to create goals


C.

Granted employers with fewer than 100 employees, permission to prepare a job group
analysis that uses EEO-1 categories as job groups


D.

Workforce analysis was replaced with a one-page organizational profile





C.
  

Granted employers with fewer than 100 employees, permission to prepare a job group
analysis that uses EEO-1 categories as job groups



Deal and Kennedy defined the four dimensions of organizational culture that you should be
familiar with, as an HR Professional. What dimension of organizational culture is best
defined by the hidden hierarchy of power?


A.

Culture network


B.

Joy


C.

 Values


D.

Heroes





A.
  

Culture network



You are an HR Professional for your organization. Your organization employs 120 people
in the United States. You are required to file the EEO-1 report for your organization by what
date?


A.

April 15 of each year


B.

The anniversary date of your organization reaching 100 employees


C.

January 1 of each year


D.

September 30 of each year





D.
  

September 30 of each year



Organizational functions, according to Fayol, conform to one of the six functional areas.
Which one of the following is not an area of organizational functions for strategic planning?


A.

Sales and marketing


B.

Financial activities


C.

Human resource management


D.

Technical activities





C.
  

Human resource management



The Department of Labor establishes the rules for unemployment insurance and
associated claims. Who administers the unemployment?


A.

Each organization


B.

The Department of Labor


C.

Insurance companies


D.

Each state





D.
  

Each state



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


A.

Factor comparison is an evaluation technique that involves the ranking of each
compensable factor of each job.


B.

Factor comparison is an evaluation technique that involves the ranking of each
compensable factor of each job. A monetary value is assigned for each factor to determine
its worth. Based on performance, historical information, and value this approach
determines the importance and value of each job.


C.

Factor comparison is an evaluationtechnique that involves the ranking of each
compensable factor of each job. A monetary value is assigned for each factor to determine
its worth. Based on performance, historical information, and value this approach
determines a bonus structure for each job.


D.

Factor comparison is an evaluation technique that involves the ranking of each
compensable factor of each job. A monetary value is assigned for each factor to determine
its worth. Based on performance, historical information, and value this approachdetermines
a pay rate for each job.





D.
  

Factor comparison is an evaluation technique that involves the ranking of each
compensable factor of each job. A monetary value is assigned for each factor to determine
its worth. Based on performance, historical information, and value this approachdetermines
a pay rate for each job.



What term describes a manager who makes himself visible, being present for employees,
and getting out of his office to interact with employees?


A.

Open door policy


B.

Progressive discipline


C.

Active management


D.

Management by walking around





D.
  

Management by walking around



The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibits employers from discriminating against
employees on the basis of pregnancy, child birth, or other related medical conditions. This
law affects organizations having what minimum number of employees?


A.

All organizations with employees must abide by this law


B.

Organizations with 100 or more employees


C.

Organizations with 15 or more employees


D.

This law only addresses federal government employees





C.
  

Organizations with 15 or more employees



What is the FairPay amount that defines, what a person makes, to be considered highly
compensated?


A.

$110,000 or more


B.

$150,000 or more


C.

$100,000 or more


D.

$125,000 or more





C.
  

$100,000 or more



You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're preparing your team for a
series of interviews. You want the team to be familiar with the validity types you'll use and
encourage in the series of interviews. One of the requirements for the open position is that
the candidates are fluent in both English and Spanish. This is based on the high performers
among current employees that have this trait. This is an example of what type of validity?


A.

Criterion-related validity


B.

Predictive validity


C.

Construct-related validity


D.

Content validity





A.
  

Criterion-related validity




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