APHR Practice Test Questions and Answers

Sustainable competitive advantage - When an organization is able to perform an activity to a greater degree than its competitors for an extended period of time Performance Management duties - Preparation and administration of appraisals Discipline Development of performance measures The most common reason for failed overseas assignments is: - Choosing people who have the technical skills needed to perform the job, but who lack the necessary personality characteristics and family support A function of employee relations is: - Relocation and outplacement services An organization has one HR staff person for every ____ employees - 100 Definition of Development - Is more long term in nature. Often includes education in philosophical and theoretical concepts Aimed at developing relationships, often for the purposes of improving leadership skills More general and non-tangible than specific Definition of Training - Training is usually a short term process. Training usually requires guidance (or instruction) in a series of steps to gain a skill, or set of predictable knowledge. Often for non-leadership related activities. Aimed at a specific task or job role. Projections of the U.S. labor force - The growth in the labor market of female and minority populations will exceed the growth of white non-Hispanic persons More women will be in the paid labor force than in the past and most will be working full-time The U.S. labor force will be more diverse in racial and ethnic terms than in the past The largest number of openings due to growth and replacement needs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics is: - Service The use of employee empowerment has had what effect upon recruiting? - It has shifted the focus away from technical skills to general cognitive and interpersonal skills Increasingly, HR professionals are being viewed as: - Strategic partners The largest number of immigrants to the U.S. workforce will come from: - North America (Mexico, Canada, Central America, the Caribbean)