IPMA Modules 1-8 Practice Exam
Questions and Answers
Human Resource Management is
Designing of organizational systems to ensure that human talent is used
effectively to accomplish organizational goals
A line manager believes that the HR staff is intruding into his territory and that HR
initiatives result in unnecessary trouble and complications. Which of the following
statements is true?
Every manager within the organization is an HR manager
To become a strategic HR professional requires:
Focusing on how HR can assist the organization achieve its goals and objectives
Which of the four ‘tides of reform’ identified by Paul Light can be characterized
as putting a premium on performance by letting managers manage?
Liberation management
An organization has been experiencing a high level of internal movement of
employees. Individuals will be hired in entry level jobs, but within six months,
most will have transferred or have been promoted to other positions. This job-
changing activity is also high in the middle ranges of the organization.
Consequently, there is quite a bit of disruption and down-time as job changers
learn their new duties. In order to retain the benefits of internal selection, but
reduce the turmoil, the HR director has proposed:
Requiring that individuals stay in the same job for a minimum period of time
before applying for a new internal job
, Creative and unusual methods of recruiting are most appropriate:
When labor markets are tight
If an organization is in need of highly-qualified employees, it will be most able
to find these employees when:
There is a high level of unemployment
If an organization is recruiting for a job that pays just above minimum wage,
which labor market is the most logical one to use?
Local
In order to become an employer of choice for prospective employees, an
organization needs to establish a reputation as:
Having a positive brand image
The __________ pool consists of all persons who are actually evaluated for
selection.
Applicant
What is the responsibility of managers in the recruiting process?
Determining the knowledge, skills and abilities needed from applicants
Your organization has a vacancy for a senior executive and the top priority of
management is to fill the vacancy as soon as possible in the most cost-effective
way. What would you recommend as your recruitment strategy?
Limit the recruitment to internal candidates
An organization plans to fill a number of openings for entry-level professionals.
They are utilizing an extensive process that includes several levels of individual
interviews, team interviews, psychological and general ability tests. Much of the
interview time is spent on the applicant's philosophy of life and work. This
organization can be said to be highly concerned with:
Questions and Answers
Human Resource Management is
Designing of organizational systems to ensure that human talent is used
effectively to accomplish organizational goals
A line manager believes that the HR staff is intruding into his territory and that HR
initiatives result in unnecessary trouble and complications. Which of the following
statements is true?
Every manager within the organization is an HR manager
To become a strategic HR professional requires:
Focusing on how HR can assist the organization achieve its goals and objectives
Which of the four ‘tides of reform’ identified by Paul Light can be characterized
as putting a premium on performance by letting managers manage?
Liberation management
An organization has been experiencing a high level of internal movement of
employees. Individuals will be hired in entry level jobs, but within six months,
most will have transferred or have been promoted to other positions. This job-
changing activity is also high in the middle ranges of the organization.
Consequently, there is quite a bit of disruption and down-time as job changers
learn their new duties. In order to retain the benefits of internal selection, but
reduce the turmoil, the HR director has proposed:
Requiring that individuals stay in the same job for a minimum period of time
before applying for a new internal job
, Creative and unusual methods of recruiting are most appropriate:
When labor markets are tight
If an organization is in need of highly-qualified employees, it will be most able
to find these employees when:
There is a high level of unemployment
If an organization is recruiting for a job that pays just above minimum wage,
which labor market is the most logical one to use?
Local
In order to become an employer of choice for prospective employees, an
organization needs to establish a reputation as:
Having a positive brand image
The __________ pool consists of all persons who are actually evaluated for
selection.
Applicant
What is the responsibility of managers in the recruiting process?
Determining the knowledge, skills and abilities needed from applicants
Your organization has a vacancy for a senior executive and the top priority of
management is to fill the vacancy as soon as possible in the most cost-effective
way. What would you recommend as your recruitment strategy?
Limit the recruitment to internal candidates
An organization plans to fill a number of openings for entry-level professionals.
They are utilizing an extensive process that includes several levels of individual
interviews, team interviews, psychological and general ability tests. Much of the
interview time is spent on the applicant's philosophy of life and work. This
organization can be said to be highly concerned with:
