SHRM SHRM-SCP Exam Questions

Question 6 of 300

Which compensation program is offered to encourage recipients to create long-term shareholder value?

A.

Stock options

B.

Deferred compensation

C.

Incentive plan

D.

Profit sharing

Question 7 of 300

A recent company survey shows that 70% of employees report not having mastered the skills needed to do their jobs. Which approach to learning and development should the HR director implement to best help employees master the missing skills?

A.

Gamify professional development opportunities.

B.

Offer a diverse catalog of micro-courses.

C.

Apply the forgetting curve.

D.

Use pre- and post-training surveys.

Question 8 of 300

A company in a competitive industry starts a two-year integration strategy aimed at being an innovator in a particular area. The chief human resource officer is asked to lead the project team and deliver within a required timeline. What advantage does Agile have over Lean Six Sigma in this situation?

A.

Agile is flexible and adaptable. Lean is structured and measured in pace.

B.

Agile has many small projects: Lean has one project at a time.

C.

Agile focuses on customer satisfaction Lean is focused on customer value by eliminating waste.

D.

Agile demonstrates progress and getting it done. Lean focuses on validated learning.

Question 9 of 300

A new HR director is hired into the HR department of one at a midsize, engineering company. The HR director immediately notices that, unlike all other major departments, HR is never invited to any important meetings, or involved in strategic discussions. The president of the company sees the sole use of an HR department as meeting legal requirements and the core duties of the HR director are to onboard new employees, help them complete their paperwork and address employee complaints. The HR director sees several areas where HR can add value to the company such as improving employee engagement, automating various HR systems, and introducing a performance review process. The HR director recognizes that the company needs one to two additional HR employees to truly be able to implement these important initiatives. When the HR director asks the president about the possibility of hiring two new HR employees, the president laughs and replies that one HR employee is costing the company more than enough.
A recently hired female engineer submits an HR complaint saying that she is not given the most visible opportunities despite her being one of the most experienced engineers at the company. After confirming that this is happening what should the HR director do in response?

A.

Meet with the employee's manager to develop a career plan to provide more visible opportunities for the employee.

B.

Develop an equal opportunity statement and email it to all employees.

C.

Make the engineer's manager aware of the bias and require diversity training for the team.

D.

Form a women's mentoring group within the company.

Question 10 of 300

A new HR director is hired into the HR department of one at a midsize, engineering company. The HR director immediately notices that, unlike all other major departments, HR is never invited to any important meetings, or involved in strategic discussions. The president of the company sees the sole use of an HR department as meeting legal requirements and the core duties of the HR director are to onboard new employees, help them complete their paperwork and address employee complaints. The HR director sees several areas where HR can add value to the company such as improving employee engagement, automating various HR systems, and introducing a performance review process. The HR director recognizes that the company needs one to two additional HR employees to truly be able to implement these important initiatives. When the HR director asks the president about the possibility of hiring two new HR employees, the president laughs and replies that one HR employee is costing the company more than enough.
While developing the performance appraisal system, several employees explain to the HR director that they largely work independently, making it difficult to provide ratings for others. What approach should the HR director propose to meet the needs of the company?

A.

Restructure employees' work so that they work more collaboratively.

B.

Ask managers to make ratings based on documentation and material provided by the individual employees.

C.

Introduce more concrete performance criteria including the number of projects completed and client satisfaction ratings.

D.

Design a new performance management system focused on the achievement of individual goals tied to organizational goals.