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Tag: SPHR

  • HRCP-Guaranteed to Pass or your Money Back

    With a background of working for numerous small companies, I am a strong supporter of those people and organizations that take a step of risk and try to fill a need in the marketplace, no matter who the competition may be. That’s how I found HRCP a few years ago, and I’ve been a big…

  • SPHR Questions

    I love helping people with their questions. Recently I received one about the SPHR that I wanted to share, because I thought some of the responses might help the larger audience out there. Which countries is the SPHR valid for? The SPHR designation is granted by a US-based organization (HRCI), but it’s recognized in many…

  • PHR-SPHR Deadline and Free Practice Exam

    Update 11/14: Eric has won the free PHR practice exam for giving the best comment. Good luck to everyone who commented! Just a quick reminder to everyone out there contemplating the PHR or SPHR exam—the test window is closing on November 13th. If you miss the deadline, you will have to wait until mid-2010 to…

  • HRCI Changes Requirements-Part Deux

    This post originated as a comment left by Matthew Stollak (or akaBruno if you know him from Twitter) on a post about the HR Certification Institute changing its PHR/SPHR/GPHR eligibility requirements. I asked him if I could reuse his comment as a post, and he had no problem, so you get to see his comments…

  • Goodbye, HRCI Recent Graduate Exemption

    I took the PHR exam this past January. It was a tough experience, but I also enjoyed knowing that it would solidify my grasp of the basic theoretic principles of HR. I didn’t yet have the requisite two years of exempt level HR experience necessary to take the exam, but I was able to take…

  • Top 15 Reasons to Take the PHR or SPHR Exam

    Getting certified. Its a big deal for some people. Not so much for others. And some people just laugh at others about it. Why in the world do people put themselves through this kind of stuff? Well, here are the top 15 reasons to take the PHR or SPHR exam… And if you don’t get…

  • More About HR Certification Exams

    In case you’re new, I love talking about the HR certification exams. Like it? Great. Don’t? Well, there will be other topics coming along shortly, so stick around. And if you’re preparing to take the exam, then I recommend you check out the Rock the PHR guide! In an old article I wrote about my…