Free PHR – Professional in Human Resources PHR Exam Practice Test

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with certain theories and insights about organizational culture, organizational development, and management. Who addressed organizational culture as 'that's the way we do things around here'?

• Frederick Herzberg
• Allen A. Kennedy
• Edgard Schein
• W. Edwards Deming

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?

• Culture network
• Joy
• Values
• Heroes

Which of the following are established by Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

• Criteria for exempt and nonexempt employees
• Minimum wage requirement
• Laws for protecting American children against labor exploitation
• Health insurance requirement

As an HR Professional, you must recognize and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affect your performance as an HR Professional. The National Labor Relations Board identified five categories of unfair labor practices. Which one of the following is not one of the five categories of unfair labor practices?

• To dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of a labor organization.
• To refuse individuals to organize and meet for the potential labor union creation process.
• To interfere, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights to engage in concerted or union activities or refrain from them.
• To discriminate against employees for engaging in concerted or union activities or refraining from them.

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

What act prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical and mental disabilities?

• ADEA of 1967
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• VEVRAA of 1974
• IRCA of 1986

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're completing a turnover analysis. You're considering that over the past year your organization has employed 1,238 employees and during that same period your organization has terminated 56 employees. Based on this information what is your organization's turnover for the past year?

• 56
• Significantly lower than average
• 22
• Moderately low

During the organization of a union, it's possible that the union will gain recognition from the management. The management is then obliged to give the NLRB a list of employees who are eligible to vote in the unionization election. What is the name of the list of such employees called?

• Constituent List
• Union prospectus List
• Excelsior List
• Candidate List

Robert is the HR Professional for his organization. June, Robert's supervisor, assigns Robert for completing and filing the EEO-1 Report for the organization. What is the EEO-1 Report?

• It is a report that all employers with at least 100 employees must submit to the Department of Labor. It defines the total number of employees the organization employs.
• It is a report that all employers must submit to the Department of Labor defining the race, social security identification number, and income of all employees in the organization.
• It is a report that all employers with at least 100 employees must submit to the Department of Labor. It defines the total number of employees by job category, ethnicity, race, and gender the organization employs.
• It is a report that all employers must submit to the Department of Labor defining the race and income of all employees in the organization.

Fran is a HR Professional for her organization and she is interviewing applicants for a warehouse position. One of the candidates has written on his application that he speaks Spanish. Fran interviews this candidate in Spanish and interviews all other candidates in English. This is an example of what?

• Disparate treatment
• Disparate impact
• Accommodation
• Perpetuating past discrimination