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Free ATD CPTD Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 5

Questions 41

Two manufacturing companies in different cities—Company A and Company B—have recently undergone a merger but will continue operating separately for the immediate future. Company B did not have a talent development (TD) department, so the TD professional who reported to the chief executive officer (CEO) of Company A before the merger will now report to the CEOs of both companies. The TD professional is asked by the CEO of Company A to put together a team-building program to get the employees from both companies to work well together.

The TD professional has a meeting with the CEO of Company B, who believes the training should be postponed for at least six months so the two groups of employees can operate autonomously as if the merger had not happened.

What should the TD professional do?

Options:
A.

Call a meeting with both CEOs to create a mutually acceptable path forward.

B.

Follow the original instructions from the CEO of Company A.

C.

Hold team-building activities with employees from each company separately, following the advice of Company B ' s CEO.

D.

Research other companies that have gone through successful mergers for best practices.

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Questions 42

According to Rummler and Brache ' s performance variables model, which finding suggests a performance breakdown at the organization level?

Options:
A.

Equipment placement has caused some delays in manufacturing

B.

Low-performing employees are not cited for poor performance

C.

Job titles are not clearly defined for employees of the shipping department

D.

Operating strategies have caused delays in routing orders to the correct recipients

Questions 43

A talent development (TD) professional has been given the task of implementing a content management system in an organization. How will the TD professional know that this implementation is a success?

Options:
A.

All of the organization ' s employees have been trained on how to use the new system.

B.

All of the organization ' s content has been successfully uploaded to the new system.

C.

The TD professional completes the implementation on time and under budget.

D.

The TD professional can capture knowledge, archive it, and retrieve it later.

Questions 44

Which learning concept is best exemplified by the question, " Why do I need to know this? "

Options:
A.

Mager ' s criterion-referenced instruction approach

B.

Knowles ' s adult learning theory

C.

Bloom ' s taxonomy

D.

Gagne ' s nine levels of learning

Questions 45

A talent development professional has been hired to assess the motivation of a client ' s workforce and provide a performance improvement solution. Which three questions would be most important to ask the client?

Options:
A.

What goals are the employees accountable for? After a solution is implemented, what will the employees be able to do? What are the objectives for the workforce?

B.

What motivates the current workforce? What is causing employees ' lack of motivation? What would a motivated workforce look like?

C.

What solutions have you tried in the past for motivating the workforce? What solutions worked? What solutions did not work?

D.

What are the current workflows and workloads? What are the bottlenecks? What aspects of the work are awkward?

Questions 46

Which step in a change management process is most important for instituting sustainable change?

Options:
A.

Position the change as a strategic priority at the organization

B.

Create meaningful data about the progress of the change and share data with key stakeholders

C.

Benchmark successes pertaining to the new change to similar organizations

D.

Rally key stakeholders to create work groups to usher in the new change

Questions 47

An operations director for a retail call center asks a talent development (TD) manager to analyze the recent rise in incorrect orders, which are up 40% in the past month.

Step 2

Metrics show that most of the incorrect orders were handled by employees hired within the past six months. Further analysis shows these new hires lacked the knowledge needed to do the job correctly.

Which action(s) should the TD manager take to further determine the cause of the errors?

Options:
A.

Review the design of the training delivered to new hires.

B.

Perform side-by-side observations of the new hires.

C.

Review facilitation and delivery methods for the training of new hires.

D.

Evaluate the individual who delivered the training for new hires.

E.

Verify that all new hires completed the training.

F.

Interview the new hires ' managers.

G.

Design a new training program for new hires.

Questions 48

Which statement best describes D.E. Super ' s theory of career development?

Options:
A.

It uses concepts from psychology and is considered behavioral career counseling

B.

It uses tests that are based on individual interests to determine best career choice

C.

It emphasizes that choice of occupation is highly influenced by a person ' s self-image

D.

It states that career choice is determined through interviews that deal with six types of work environments

Questions 49

A talent development professional is planning a company-wide volunteer day event. One of the risk factors identified is the possibility that too few volunteers will participate. What are the two primary considerations in evaluating this risk?

Options:
A.

Who can help mitigate the risk and will they accept full responsibility?

B.

Is it reasonable to accept this particular risk, and if so, how can it be prevented?

C.

Can the risk be prevented, and what should be done if it occurs anyway?

D.

How likely it is that this particular risk will occur and what is the impact if it does occur?

Questions 50

A talent development (TD) professional is one of several people from different departments that are assigned to a project. The purpose is to design a solution to an issue that occurs often among new hires. What kind of project will the TD professional be participating in?

Options:
A.

Action research

B.

Consultative inquiry

C.

Delphi analysis

D.

Facilitated design

Exam Code: CPTD
Certification Provider: ATD
Exam Name: The Certified Professional in Talent Development
Last Update: May 22, 2026
Questions: 170

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