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10 free, exam-style PHRi/SPHRi (PHRi/SPHRi) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free PHRi/SPHRi practice test to study every exam domain.

Question 1

Which organizational structure centralizes routine, transactional HR services to gain efficiency and consistency?

  1. Center of excellence
  2. Shared services
  3. HR business partner model
  4. Matrix organization
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Correct answer: B - Shared services

Question 2

Which interview format generally has the HIGHEST predictive validity for future job performance?

  1. Unstructured conversational interview
  2. Stress interview
  3. Structured behavioral/competency-based interview
  4. Informal panel interview
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Correct answer: C - Structured behavioral/competency-based interview

Question 3

At which level of Kirkpatrick's training evaluation model does an organization measure on-the-job behavior change?

  1. Level 1: Reaction
  2. Level 2: Learning
  3. Level 3: Behavior
  4. Level 4: Results
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Correct answer: C - Level 3: Behavior

Question 4

An employee earns 45,000 and the pay-range midpoint is 50,000. What is the compa-ratio?

  1. 0.80
  2. 0.90
  3. 1.00
  4. 1.11
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Correct answer: B - 0.90

Question 5

A department records 6 separations over a period with an average headcount of 60. What is the turnover rate?

  1. 6%
  2. 10%
  3. 16%
  4. 60%
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Correct answer: B - 10%

Question 6

According to the hierarchy of controls, which is the MOST effective way to address a workplace hazard?

  1. Provide personal protective equipment
  2. Implement an administrative policy and training
  3. Install engineering controls to isolate the hazard
  4. Eliminate the hazard entirely
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Correct answer: D - Eliminate the hazard entirely

Question 7

Which level of HR analytics forecasts future outcomes, such as the likelihood of employee turnover?

  1. Descriptive analytics
  2. Diagnostic analytics
  3. Predictive analytics
  4. Prescriptive analytics
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Correct answer: C - Predictive analytics

Question 8

Which change-management model is built around creating urgency, forming a guiding coalition, and anchoring change in the culture?

  1. Lewin's Unfreeze-Change-Refreeze
  2. Kotter's 8-Step model
  3. ADKAR model
  4. Bridges' Transition model
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Correct answer: B - Kotter's 8-Step model

Question 9

On a 9-box grid, an employee rated high on both current performance and future potential is typically classified as:

  1. Solid performer
  2. Top talent / future leader
  3. Inconsistent player
  4. Up-or-out risk
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Correct answer: B - Top talent / future leader

Question 10

Which expatriate compensation approach is designed to keep the employee's purchasing power equivalent to their home country?

  1. Host-country approach
  2. Headquarters approach
  3. Balance-sheet approach
  4. Local-plus approach
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Correct answer: C - Balance-sheet approach

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