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SHRM-SCP Flashcards
Free flashcards for SHRM-SCP: flip each card to reveal the definition. Built from the glossary as a study aid for the senior, strategy-focused SHRM credential, these are concept checks, not real exam questions.
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- SHRM-SCP
- The SHRM Senior Certified Professional credential, the senior, strategy-focused HR certification for those doing strategic-level HR work.
- SHRM-CP
- The SHRM Certified Professional credential, the operational, early-to-mid-career counterpart to the SHRM-SCP.
- SHRM
- The Society for Human Resource Management, the largest HR professional body in the US, which administers the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP.
- SHRM BASK
- The SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge - the blueprint of competencies and HR knowledge that both SHRM exams are built from.
- Strategic-level HR work
- Work such as developing HR policy, overseeing integrated HR operations, directing an HR function, or aligning HR strategy to organisational goals - the basis for SHRM-SCP eligibility.
- SHRM-SCP eligibility (headline)
- At least three years of strategic-level HR work (1,000+ hours per calendar year), or holding the SHRM-CP for three years while moving into a strategic role; years scale with education.
- HR Knowledge Domain
- One of three technical content areas tested by knowledge items: People, Organization and Workplace.
- Behavioral competency
- A skill in how HR professionals act and apply judgement, grouped into the Leadership, Interpersonal and Business clusters.
- Situational-judgement item
- A question that presents a workplace scenario and asks you to choose the most effective HR response; on the SCP these are pitched at a strategic level.
- People domain
- The HR knowledge area covering talent acquisition, engagement, learning and development, and total rewards.
- Organization domain
- The HR knowledge area covering structure, organisational effectiveness, workforce management, employee relations, technology and the global context.
- Workplace domain
- The HR knowledge area covering diversity and inclusion, risk, corporate social responsibility and employment law.
- Workforce planning
- Forecasting an organisation's future people needs and building a plan to meet them - a strategic People-domain activity.
- Succession planning
- Identifying and developing internal people to fill key roles in future, reducing leadership and capability risk.
- Organisational effectiveness
- How well an organisation is structured and run to achieve its goals; an Organization-domain focus for senior HR.
- Total rewards
- The full mix of pay, benefits and non-monetary rewards an organisation offers employees.
- Business acumen
- The ability to understand an organisation's operations, finances and strategy and apply that to HR decisions.
- Leadership and navigation
- The competency of directing initiatives and guiding an organisation through change.
- Ethical practice
- Acting with integrity and upholding professional and legal standards in HR.
- Consultation
- The competency of advising and guiding stakeholders on HR matters so they can decide well.
- Professional Development Credit (PDC)
- The unit of continuing education used to recertify the SHRM-SCP; 60 are needed per three-year cycle.
- Field-test item
- An unscored question (24 on the exam) used to trial future questions; it does not affect your result.
- Scaled score
- A standardised score (120-200 on the SHRM-SCP) that allows results to be compared across exam versions; a pass is reported as 200.