SHRM-CP Practice Test 15

Stonebridge Engineering: Broker Selection

Stonebridge Engineering is a 900-employee civil engineering firm in Colorado. Rachel Kim, the HR manager, is leading the selection of a new benefits broker and will recommend a finalist to the chief financial officer (CFO). Three brokers are in the final round.

During a site visit, the account executive from one finalist, Apex Benefits, mentions that his firm has a suite at the city's professional hockey arena. He offers Rachel and her husband tickets to a playoff game next week, along with dinner. The company's code of conduct says employees may accept "gifts of nominal value" from vendors but does not define the term.

Rachel also learns that a member of her selection committee, a benefits specialist, previously worked at Apex and still has a close friend in its account-management group. Apex's proposal is currently ranked second, slightly behind another finalist, and the committee meets in four days to finalize its scoring.