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SHRM-SCP People Questions - Part 9

Jenny Clarke

Mon, 20 Jan 2025

1. An organization is looking to fill an IT position that requires the person fulfilling the role to continuously learn and stay up to date with new technological trends and capabilities. Which type of substantive assessment may help the organization determine if a candidate is able to learn and acquire new skills as required?

A) Cognitive ability tests
B) Psychomotor tests
C) Aptitude tests
D) Personality tests



2. How can an organization with a global presence ensure that it selects the best job candidates?

A) By using multiple tools that include a cultural assessment component
B) By using job- or language-specific ability tests
C) By using contingent assessment methods
D) By using a rigorous screening process so that only highly qualified candidates are assessed



3. Which type of interview would be the best for determining how multiple candidates would handle working in a dynamic situation where the ability to work fluidly in changing groups is required?

A) Stress interview
B) Fishbowl interview
C) Competency-based interview
D) Unstructured interview



4. Onboarding and Assimilation HR discovers that newer employees are four times less likely to participate in the ancillary benefit programs compared to employees who have been with the company for at least five years. Which action should the HR director take to help increase awareness of the programs?

A) Mention the programs in the next departmental meeting.
B) Implement an informal onboarding program.
C) Implement a formal onboarding program.
D) Implement an orientation program.



5. An organization has an issue with rapid turnover in new hires. Exit interviews indicate that the exiting employees feel that they did not properly understand the position's requirements or organizational culture and rapidly became disengaged shortly after being hired. Which?ÿaction should the organization's HR VP take to address the turnover rate?

A) Create a financial incentive program that offers bonuses to new employees based on time served by the employee, heavily weighted toward milestones in the first year of employment.
B) Implement a talent acquisition?ÿprocess that provides better information?ÿto applicants during the application and interview process, including information on job descriptions and organizational values.
C) Change the type?ÿof interview the organization uses to select applicants in an effort to find those that are a better cultural fit for the organization.
D) Implement a job rotation program in an effort to cross-train current employees, promoting multiple career paths for employees and?ÿreducing the need to look outside the organization to fill open positions.



1. Right Answer: C
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2. Right Answer: A
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3. Right Answer: B
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4. Right Answer: D
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5. Right Answer: B
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