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  1. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), what is an employer required to provide to a qualified individual with a disability?

    Answer: Reasonable accommodation unless it causes undue hardship

    The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations that enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, unless doing so creates undue hardship.

  2. Which recruitment sourcing strategy involves encouraging current employees to refer qualified candidates from their personal networks?

    Answer: Employee referral program

    Employee referral programs leverage existing employees' networks to source candidates, often resulting in higher retention rates and faster time-to-fill.

  3. A company's turnover rate is 25% annually. Which calculation correctly identifies this metric if they employed 200 people and 50 left during the year?

    Answer: 50 ÷ 200 × 100 = 25%

    Turnover rate is calculated by dividing the number of separations by the average number of employees and multiplying by 100.

  4. Which type of interview question is legally problematic when asked of a female job applicant during a hiring interview?

    Answer: Do you plan to have children in the future?

    Asking about future childbearing plans is discriminatory under Title VII and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and should never be part of a job interview.

  5. ERISA primarily governs which area of human resources?

    Answer: Employee benefit plans including retirement and health plans

    The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry.

  6. A job analysis identifies that a Customer Service Representative must type 60 WPM. In job documentation, this is classified as a:

    Answer: Job specification (KSA)

    Minimum qualifications such as typing speed are job specifications — the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform the job.

  7. Which HR metric measures the cost incurred to fill a vacant position, including advertising, recruiter time, and onboarding?

    Answer: Cost-per-hire

    Cost-per-hire tallies all recruiting expenditures divided by the number of hires, providing insight into recruitment efficiency and budget allocation.