PHR

housewifehobbyist

Does anyone here have their PHR certification?  I work for a smallish company (the corporate portion is only about 10 people, we run  a group of bars and restaurants with about a hundred additional employees ) and have been handling human resources duties for them, along with my actual job, for a few years now.  I've recently decided to get my PHR certification.  I'll be taking a 40 hour class to prep for it, but my college degree is not HR related at all, so this class will be my only academic HR training.  I was curious as to if anyone else here has taken the exam, and what you thought about it.  I'm also very open to suggestions on books I may want to read to help prepare.  

nessiemmmkay

Hello...I do not have it, but it did take the PHR exam my last year of college. When I did the math, I was actually pretty close and only missed it by a few questions. At that time I had no "real world" working experience. My recommendation is study study study those book they have! They are expensive, yes, but that's where a lot of the content comes for the questions. The questions are also a bit difficult because more than one answer can be correct and you have to decide which is the most correct or which answer the people who write the test thinks is most correct. The prep class will be good, especially if it is in a group setting, I've been told it gets people to study more since you will discuss content versus trying to study on your own (although you will still need to study on your own as well). If you do not pass, not a big deal (other than having to pay again to take it ). If you look it up, the pass rate has only been 55-60% for the last few years, so a lot of people have to take it one than once. You also have to earn certification credits every year to keep the certification. Good luck!

housewifehobbyist

Thank you!  That's very helpful!