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Question No. 1

You are a HR Professional for your organization. You have presented an idea to your staff. The staff members then discuss their ideas based on your presentation. All of the ideas are recorded and collectively ranked from most important to least important (or some other ordinal scale). Through this process a selection or forecast can be made for the organization. What forecasting technique have you used in this scenario?

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Correct Answer: A

The nominal group technique is a facilitated workshop to present an idea, allow brainstorming of additional ideas, and then the solutions are ranked by the group. A forecast can then be created based on the outcome of the exercise.

Answer option C is incorrect. This is more than just brainstorming as brainstorming does not begin with a presented idea or a ranking of ideas to predict an outcome.

Answer option D is incorrect. The Delphi Technique uses rounds of anonymous surveys to build consensus.

Answer option B is incorrect. Ratio analysis is a mathematical forecasting technique using two or more variables to predict a likely outcome.


Question No. 2

An organization would like to hire a 15-year old for some duties in their business. Which one of the following rules would be breaking the requirements of the child labor provisions of the FLSA?

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Correct Answer: B

Employers are only allowed to employ 15 year olds, a maximum of three hours per school day, not more.

Answer option A is incorrect. A 15-year old may work only in non-school hours.

Answer option C is incorrect. A 15-year old may work no more than eight hours on a non-school day.

Answer option D is incorrect. The maximum a 15-year old may work is 18 hours per school week.


Question No. 3

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're completing a turnover analysis. You're considering that over the past year your organization has employed 1,238 employees and during that same period your organization has terminated 56 employees. Based on this information what is your organization's turnover for the past year?

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Correct Answer: C

The turnover analysis uses the simple formula of number of terminations/the number of employees during the same time period. In this example, it's 56/1238 for roughly 22.

Answer option A is incorrect. 56 is the total number of people that have been terminated.

Answer option D is incorrect. Turnover isn't described in ordinal terms.

Answer option B is incorrect. Turnover isn't described in ordinal terms.


Question No. 4

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. What term is assigned to a group of employees who are not directly affected by a group of striking employees, but they choose not to cross a picket line of strike?

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Correct Answer: C

A sympathy strike occurs when non-striking workers don't cross the picket line of striking workers. Answer option B is incorrect. The term scab is a derogative term by which picketers often call workers who cross the picket line. Answer option A is incorrect. The common situs picketing happens when members of a picketing labor union picket a workplace in which multiple employers work. This could include employers who the picketers don't have a disagreement with. Answer option D is incorrect. A wildcat strike is when a collective bargaining agreement restricts strikes, but workers strike anyway.


Question No. 5

what nonmathematical forecasting technique uses rounds of anonymous surveys among participants to determine consensus on the direction of employment trends, candidate selection, or other forecasting topics?

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Correct Answer: A

The Delphi Technique is a nonmathematical forecasting technique to find consensus. The approach uses rounds of anonymous surveys to remove influence of parties and repercussion of opinions.

Answer option C is incorrect. A management forecast is a nonmathematical forecasting technique that relies on organization's managers as a source of expert judgment.

Answer option B is incorrect. Qualitative forecast is a generic term for a qualified forecast based on given information, experience, or preferences.

Answer option D is incorrect. Trend analysis is a forecasting method but it is a mathematical model to predict likely outcomes.