Exam 2: Professional in Human Resources

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What legal case found that a test that has an adverse impact on a protected class is still lawful as long as the test can be shown to be valid and job related?

Which of the following best describes an organization's compensation philosophy if the average employee's compa-ratio is determined to be 0.70?

Mathematical forecasting is also known as quantitative forecasting. Which one of the following statements best describes mathematical forecasting techniques?

You have recruited an engineering architect for a short-term international assignment in Bangalore, India. During the pre-departure training, you ask the training consultant to focus on providing immediate survival techniques. For example, the trainer outlines where the individual can obtain assistance and explains logistical realities of getting around in the host country. Which of the following processes does this describe ?

According to the McKinsey 7-S framework, which of the following is identified as a hard S?

Let's assume you are training assemblers on how to use the production database to enter and track data on the status of work in process. In addition, in compliance with internal ISO 9001 procedures, you must evaluate the status of the training for the individual as (1) performs with close supervision, (2) performs with minimal supervision, (3) capable of supervising others, or (4) extended training. Which of the following level of learning (as described by Bloom's taxonomy) would best describe an individual who "performs with minimal supervision"?

Which one of the following is the best example of a disparate treatment of discrimination?

You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're preparing your team for a series of interviews. You want the team to be familiar with the validity types you'll use and encourage in the series of interviews. One of the requirements for the open position is that the candidates are fluent in both English and Spanish. This is based on the high performers among current employees that have this trait. This is an example of what type of validity?

When an individual files a charge of discrimination with the EEOC against an employer, what will the EEOC do?

An organization would like to hire a 15-year old for some duties in their business. Which one of the following rules would be breaking the requirements of the child labor provisions of the FLSA?

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?

The GHF Corporation is looking to hire four software developers. The average pay for software developers, with the desired skill set, is $76,000. The GHF Corporation believes that by offering $80,000 for the starting salary they'll attract better performers than their competitors. What is this scenario an example of?

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. An organization utilizes union labor and non-union labor in their operations. The union goes on a strike; so the organization shifts work to the non-union labor to offset the effects of the strike. If the union labor decides to picket the operations of the non-union labor, what term is assigned to this process?

As an HR Professional you need to be familiar with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967. What is the maximum age this act applies to people?

Which of the following describes a statement that specifies the activities which the organization intends to pursue and the course it has charted for the future ?

Which of the following are the key components of gainsharing? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages or benefits, to men and women who perform substantially equal work for the same employer, in the same establishment, and under similar working conditions. The law defined substantial equality of job content on four factors. Which one of the following is not one of the four factors this law defines?

Which of the following indicators is lagging indicator ?

A U.S. based high tech company has built a R&D office in Bangalore, India. Four years have passed since the greenfield operation was successfully built. During this time, the new location has taken on higher priority engineering projects and has trained and developed managerial skills of its newly recruited managers in Bangalore. Headquarters wants the office to take on a new engineering project that would expand its business in the U.S. by adding a new product line. This project has been identified as the most important objective for the corporation in the mid-term. The project is still in the phase of identifying specifications and developing milestones, where the engineering management ream is working closely with the product manager. The management team understands that it must create an international assignment program to have this project run smoothly. The team believes that extended business travel would be the most appropriate program. In order to confirm their belief, the HR manager does extensive research. The analysis shows that extended business travel will result in $10,000,000 addition revenue in the first year and $5,000,000 additional revenue in the second year due to the customization of the product to customer demand. The cost of the program is $400,000 initial investment plus a variable cost of $100,000 per year. What is the return on investment in the first year ?

Beth is a HR Professional for her organization and she's discussing the risk of growing her organization's business. What is risk and why would it be considered in HR for organizational growth?