HRCI PHRca Practice Test - Questions Answers

List of questions
Question 1

If a union wants to organize, it typically moves through five steps to the organizing process. Which step of union organization would require the union to collect at least 30 percent of signed authorization cards from employees?
Confirm interest
The campaign
Make a connection
Obtain recognition
Question 2

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?
Programs and Processes
HR Professional
Catalyst
Consultation
Question 3

Mark is a HR Professional for his organization and he has been given the assignment to create an Affirmative Action Plan for his company. As Mark creates this document, which one of the following is not required to be in the Affirmative Action Plan?
Placement Goals
Job Group Analysis
Compliance Reviews
Designation of Responsibility
Question 4

You are the HR Professional for your organization. You are discussing the status of your company's employees to determine who may be considered nonexempt versus exempt. Which one of the following types of employees can never be considered exempted from overtime provisions?
Administrative assistants
Sales people
Manual workers
Managers
Question 5

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?
IRCA-00
1099
IRCA-86
I-9
Question 6

Jennifer is the HR Professional for her organization. Her supervisor, Dan, has asked Jennifer to find the Compa-ratio for Sam. Sam earns $40,000 as a mechanic, but the midpoint for a mechanic is actually $50,000. What is the Compa-ratio for Sam?
-$10,000
80 percent
125 percent
$10,000
Question 7

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?
Nominal group technique
Ratio analysis
Brainstorming
Delphi Technique
Question 8

Which of the following are narrative methods of appraisal that require managers to describe the employee's performance? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.
Daily review
Field review
Essay review
Critical incident review
Question 9

There are seven stages of internal consulting that an HR Professional must be familiar with. Consider this scenario: Frances has developed an HR training plan for her organization. The plan is comprehensive, aggressive, and will provide organizational development for all levels of employees in the company. Frances is presenting her plan to her organization's management. What level of internal consulting is Fran participating in?
Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project
Gaining agreement to the project plan
Presenting the findings and recommendations
Exploring the situation
Question 10

Heather's organization works with a labor union work force. Heather has heard rumors that the union has been trying to create a hot cargo agreement with a supplier. What is a hot cargo agreement?
It's an agreement that an employer will stop doing business with a non-union business.
It's a threat that the union will slow down processing orders for non-union shops.
It's an agreement to rush orders for union-based businesses.
It forces suppliers to join the union.
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