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IPMA Practice Certification Exam Questions WithComplete Solutions
A "confidential employee" is defined as an employee Correct
Answers with access to information that is used by the
employer for collective bargaining.
A large organizational unit in a public agency is undergoing a
classification study. Jobs have not been reviewed in many years
and upper management wants to complete the study as quickly
as possible. Which statement best describes the most appropriate
way to gather information from incumbents? Correct Answers
Questionnaires completed by incumbents that have been
reviewed for accuracy by their supervisors.
A line manager believes that the human resources department
staff is intruding in his managerial discretion and tells the human
resources director that recent HR initiatives are resulting in
unnecessary trouble and complications. Which statement is most
likely true? Correct Answers This line manager fails to
understand that he or she plays a vital role in implementing HR
Initiatives.
A major advantage of paper and pencil tests over other methods
of assessment is they Correct Answers Are relatively easier to
administer and score for large candidate populations.
A public agency has a policy of hiring externally for entry-level
management positions. New employees are hired into entry-
level management positions, but within six months, most
transfer or are promoted into other positions. Consequently,
, there is quite a bit of disruption and downtime as job changers
learn their new duties. In order to retain the benefits of internal
selection for higher level management positions, but reduce the
turmoil, the HR director should: Correct Answers Require that
external hires stay in their initial position for a minimum period
before applying for a new internal job.
An agency posts a job announcement for a prison correctional
guard. Among the requirements is a provision stating that
applicants must be at least five feet eight inches tall. Which
statement best describes if this requirement is defensible and
why? Correct Answers Not defensible, even though on its face
the height requirement is gender-neutral, its application will
likely screen out a high percentage of female applicants.
An employer has the right to establish and apply reasonable
rules of conduct to be followed by employees, and to take
disciplinary action when an employee violates a rule. In order to
sustain a disciplinary action in arbitration, management has the
burden of showing that the rule Correct Answers had been
previously communicated to the employee
An HR professional is designing a training program for a large
group of employees who are responsible for providing customer
services in a water agency. Which statement about the ability to
retain the information provided in the training program is true?
Correct Answers Training may have an initial impact on
employee behavior, but the impact erodes dramatically over a
year's time.
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