SPHR Online Practice Questions and Answers

What is the most effective method to use when an employer wants to obtain insight into employee goals and job satisfaction and provide career counseling to those in the work group?

A. An employee survey

B. A skip-level interview

C. An employee focus group

D. A brown-bag lunch

Which of the following refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job at an organization?

A. HR audit

B. Recruitment

C. Straight-line operation

D. Green circle

Gary is an HR Professional for his organization that has several federal contracts of $100,000 or more. His organization, as required by VEVRAA, files what form by September 30 each year, which provides the details of the veterans employed by the federal contractor?

A. must file the EEO-1 report

B. Gary must file the VEVRAA ACT-1 report

C. Gary Gary must file the EEO-VETS form

D. Gary must file the VETS-100 form

John is a nonexempt employee in your company and he works Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5 PM. He will be flying from Chicago to Nashville on Sunday afternoon to represent your company in a trade show on Monday. The flight from Chicago leaves at 4PM and will arrive in Nashville at 6PM. How many hours of compensation is John eligible for because of the Sunday flight according to the Fair Labor Standards Act?

A. Zero

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

What is the minimum amount of employees an organization must have to be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?

A. All organizations are covered by this act and must abide by its requirements

B. 15

C. 45

D. 100

Which of the following organizational structures would be most effective for a company with three distinct commodities for sale?

A. Functional structure

B. Flat-line structure

C. Divisional structure

D. Product-based structure

Which of the following methods of quantitative analysis would be most effective for an organization with data that is out of date?

A. Trend analysis

B. Weighted average

C. Simple linear regression

D. Mode

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

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.

A _________ measures one variable against another.

A. Simulation model

B. Simple linear regression

C. Ratio

D. Multiple linear regression

Which of the following is a basic principle behind job analysis?

A. The analysis focuses on the job, not the person.

B. The required qualifications should include everything the manager would like the employee to have.

C. The analysis is limited to task inventories and questionnaires.

D. The analysis focuses on the person doing the job, not the job.