Question 1

As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with intrinsic rewards and extrinsic rewards that your company provides for its employees. Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic reward?

Accepted Answer

The answer of As a Senior HR Professional, you should...

Question 2

Your company would like to hire KJ, who is 17, for a summer job. How late can KJ work according to the Fair Labor Standards Act during the summer months?

Accepted Answer

According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 16- and 17-year-olds can work until 9 PM during the summer months (June 1 through Labor Day).

Question 3

An employee earning $22,500 per year supervises three employees and spends 35 hours per week on essential job duties that require discretion and independent judgment. Which of the following describes this employee?

Accepted Answer

The employee is nonexempt because their salary of $22,500 does not meet the minimum salary threshold required for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is $35,568 per year as of 2020.

Question 4

Your organization uses ADDIE for developing new seminars and training. During the design of the course, you need to follow four distinct steps to create a good training design. Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps of design?

Accepted Answer

The four steps of design in ADDIE are:1. Identify the outcome objectives.2. Identify learning methodologies.3. Gain agreement and sign-off.4. Develop the course content.Distributing the course is not part of the design phase.

Question 5

Gina is a receptionist for her company and she is a non-exempt employee. She works between the hours of 8AM and 5PM. During the day she is required to be at the front desk at all times, except for small breaks to use the restroom. Gina is often required by her company to remain at the desk for her lunch. When Gina has to eat her lunch at the front desk is she to be compensated for this time or not?

Accepted Answer

Gina should be compensated for her lunch time because she is required to remain at her desk, which means she is not completely relieved from duty.

Question 6

Which of the following are the benefits of gainsharing programs? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Gainsharing programs align employees to organizational goals, help achieve improvements in key performance measures, and enhance the focus and awareness of employees.

Question 7

Which performance appraisal approach starts by identifying the most critical responsibilities and correlates it to a particular type of behavior - where each identified responsibility and behavior are assessed for performance?

Accepted Answer

BARS (Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales) starts by identifying the most critical responsibilities and correlates them to specific behaviors, assessing performance based on these criteria.

Question 8

Beth is a nonexempt employee and she earns $17.45 per hour in her job. She has worked 40 hours this week, but management has requested that Beth work seven more hours this weekend. What is the total payment, before taxes, that Beth will be due for her work this week?

Accepted Answer

Beth's regular pay for 40 hours is 40 * $17.45 = $698. For the 7 overtime hours, she earns 1.5 times her regular rate: 7 * ($17.45 * 1.5) = $183.22. Total payment is $698 + $183.22 = $881.22.

Question 9

Which of the following is described in the statement below? "If an employee is called by the employer for work and there is no work available, the employer may be required by state law or employment agreements to pay for a minimum number of hours of work."

Accepted Answer

Reporting pay refers to the compensation an employee receives when they report to work as scheduled but are sent home because no work is available.

Question 10

As a Senior HR Professional for your organization, you're coaching one of your employees on civil rights and employment. What does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an involuntary deduction an employer may be required to retain from an employee's pay?

Accepted Answer

A tax levy is an involuntary deduction that an employer may be required to withhold from an employee's pay due to a legal obligation, such as a court order or government mandate.

Question 12

Your company is a government contractor with a current project of $250,000. As the Senior HR Professional you've been asked how the Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act will affect your organization. What is the Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act?

Accepted Answer

The Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act requires government contractors with contracts over $10,000 to pay their employees the prevailing wage for their local areas as established by the Secretary of Labor.

Question 13

A corporate manager regularly participates in discussion boards with a group of peers and one-on-one emails with a development specialist. He is most likely engaged in which of the following development activities?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A corporate manager regularly participates in discussion...

Question 14

It's important for an instructor to have clarity of presentation. Which of the following statements is an example of clarity of presentation?

Accepted Answer

Using real-world examples helps in making complex concepts more understandable and relatable, thus enhancing clarity of presentation.

Question 15

A manager always requires a female member of the project team to take the meeting minutes. This is an example of what type of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

This is an example of disparate treatment, where an individual is treated differently based on a characteristic such as gender.

Question 16

Part of organizational development is a commitment to quality. One of the quality pioneers you should be familiar with is Philip B. Crosby. Which one of Crosby's absolutes of quality management is revealed below?

Accepted Answer

Crosby's philosophy emphasizes that quality should be built into the process from the start, focusing on prevention rather than relying on inspection or appraisal to ensure quality.

Question 17

Which of the following types of training evolution measures whether the training had a positive impact on the bottom line?

Accepted Answer

Result measures the impact of training on the bottom line by evaluating changes in performance metrics such as sales, productivity, and profitability.

Question 18

Which of the following is the process of systematically determining a relative internal value of a job in an organization?

Accepted Answer

Job evaluation is the process of systematically determining a relative internal value of a job in an organization.

Question 19

Rex is the Senior HR Professional for his organization and he's working with Jan, an HR Professional, in an exercise for a project team. The exercise gives the project team members assignments to do collectively and individually to construct a game. What type of organizational development activity is this?

Accepted Answer

The exercise described involves assignments for team members to work collectively and individually, which aligns with team building activities aimed at improving team dynamics and collaboration.

Question 20

The Hay System was developed in 1934 by Edward Hay and evaluates job using three factors. Which of the following factors is NOT one of the three elements of job evaluation of the Hay System?

Accepted Answer

The Hay System evaluates jobs based on Knowledge, Problem Solving, and Accountability. Experience is not one of the three core factors.

Exam 3: Senior Professional in Human Resources