SHRM Exam Study Guide with Complete
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Adverse Impact - Answer-Occurs when the selection rate for a protected class is less than
80% of the rate for the class with the highest selection rate; also known as disparate impact.
Eg: High% / Low% X 100 = Adverse Impact Rate
Affirmative Action...
Line of Sight - Answer✔✔-Concept that states that employees must be able to influence the
attainment of a goal and see a direct result of their efforts in order for incentive pay plans to be
effective.
Total Reward - Answer✔✔-encompass not only compensation and benefits, but also personal
and professional growth opportunities and a motivating work environment that includes
recognition, job design, and work-life balance
Affirmative Action - Answer✔✔-A policy in educational admissions or job hiring that gives
special attention or compensatory treatment to traditionally disadvantaged groups in an effort
to overcome present effects of past discrimination.
Point Method - Answer✔✔-A method of job evaluation that places weight (points) on each of
the compensable factors in a job whereby the total points associated with a job establish its
relative worth and jobs that fall within a specific range of points fall into a pay grade with an
associated wage
Classification Method - Answer✔✔-Method of job evaluation that identifies benchmark
positions, places them in salary grades, and then matches positions with similar knowledge,
skills, and abilities (KSAs) and slots them into the same grade.
Ranking Method - Answer✔✔-In the performance-appraisal process, comparison appraisal
method in which a manager lists employees from the highest to the lowest performer. In the
job-evaluation process, comparison of the value of jobs in an organization to each other.
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