Free HRCI PHR Exam Practice Questions & Explanations

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Question 1

Frank is an employee at the HBF Corporation, and he has recently been terminated because of poor company income. Frank visits the company's blog and saw a comment from his manager, which says, "We had to let Frank go today because he kept screwing up sales order. He's incompetent!" This is an example of which one of the following?

Answer Options
Correct Answer: C
Explanation

Defamation in writing is an example of a libel.

Answer option D is incorrect. Freedom of speech does have provisions, but in this case Frank was released because of poor company income, and not for being incompetent. This is an example of a libel.

Answer option B is incorrect. Slander is defamation through the spoken words.

Answer option A is incorrect. Frank was terminated for poor company income, and not for screwing up sales orders.

Question 2

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with OSHA forms for maintaining employee records. OSHA form 301 is used to document the incident that caused the work-related injury or illness. How long is an organization required to keep the form on record?

Answer Options
Correct Answer: B
Explanation

OSHA Form 301 is an injury and illness incident report that employers are required to keep on file for five years following the year of the injury.

Answer option A is incorrect. Employers are obligated to keep the form on file for five years following the year of the injury.

Answer option D is incorrect. Employers are obligated to keep the form on file for five years following the year of the injury.

Answer option C is incorrect. Employers are obligated to keep the form on file for five years following the year of the injury.

Question 3

John is the HR Professional for his organization. He is interviewing Sally for a sales position and he has asked Sally to provide an instance of how she worked with a tough customer in the past, how Sally resolved the situation, and what the outcome of the experience was. This is what type of interviewing technique?

Answer Options
Correct Answer: B
Explanation

This is a classical example of the behavior-based interview. Sally will need to tell a story to John about her past experiences with a difficult customer and what the outcome of the situation was.

Answer option D is incorrect. A stress interview deliberately creates a stressful environment to test the candidate's response in the stress.

Answer option A is incorrect. A prescreen interview is used to determine which candidates qualify for the job requirements and to make decisions if additional interviews are needed.

Answer option C is incorrect. A directive interview is where the HR Professional controls the interview process through a predefined set of questions for all interviewees.

Question 4

You are the HR Professional within your organization, and you're working with the management to address the organizational culture. You explain to the management the four dimensions of organizational culture - as addressed by Deal and Kennedy. Which one of the following is not one of the four dimensions of organizational culture?

Answer Options
Correct Answer: B
Explanation

Joy is not one of the four dimensions of organizational culture, as defined by Deal and Kennedy. The four dimensions are values, heroes, rites and rituals, and the culture network.

Answer option C is incorrect. Values is one of the four dimensions of organizational culture, as defined by Deal and Kennedy.

Answer option A is incorrect. Heroes is one of the four dimensions of organizational culture, as defined by Deal and Kennedy.

Answer option D is incorrect. Rites and rituals is one of the four dimensions of organizational culture, as defined by Deal and Kennedy.

Question 5

Which of the following are established by Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

Answer Options
Correct Answer: A, B, C
Explanation

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established the following:

Minimum wage requirement

Laws for protecting American children against labor exploitation

Criteria for exempt and nonexempt employees

Answer option D is incorrect. Health insurance requirement are not established by FLSA.