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I'm studying to take the HR certification exam in December. I have developed a 12 week study outline based on the 2007 HRCP Program. If any of you are preparing for the PHR or SPHR exam and would like to join me in studying, let me know. Feel free to use the following study schedule if you think it would work for you! If you would like a copy of this study schedule in a table format (easier to read) send me a message with your email address and I will email you the file.

Good luck to all of us!

12 WEEK STUDY SCHEUDLE: 2007 HRCP PROGRAM - www.hrcp.com

WEEK ONE
M: Unit 1: 1-12 (12 pages) The Role of HR in Organizations
T: Unit 1: 13-26 (13 pages) HR Control & Evaluation
W: Unit 1: 27-40 (13 pages) HR Research
TH: Unit 1: 41-60 (19 pages) The Role of HR in International Business, Organizational Leadership & Management Theories
F: Unit 1: 61-78 (17 pages) Organizational Strategy
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK TWO
M: Unit 1: 79-96 (17 pages) Organizational Environments
T: Unit 1: 97-106 (9 pages) Organizational Design & Development
W: Review & Unit 1 Practice Exam Score:
TH: Unit 2: 1-15 (15 pages) Employment Discrimination
F: Unit 2: 16-36 (20 pages) Employment Discrimination (cont)
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK THREE
M: Unit 2: 37-53 (16 pages) Human Resource Planning
T: Unit 2: 54-74 (20 pages) Human Resource Planning (cont)
W: Unit 2: 75-88 (13 pages) Recruitment
TH: Unit 2: 89-102 (13 pages) Selection
F: Unit 2: 103-120 (17 pages) Selection (cont)
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK FOUR
M: Unit 2: 121-137 (16 pages) Selection (cont), Organizational Exit
T: Review & Unit 2 Practice Exam Score:
W: Unit 3: 1-14 (14 pages) Training & Development in the Organization
TH: Unit 3: 15-36 (21 pages) Principles of Training & Development
F: Unit 3: 37-52 (15 pages) Training & Development Techniques
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK FIVE
M: Unit 3: 53-70 (17 pages) Presenting the Training: Delivery, Evaluation of the Training Effectiveness
T: Unit 3: 71-88 (17 pages) Training Programs
W: Unit 3: 89-104 (15 pages) Performance Management
TH: Unit 3: 105-118 (13 pages) Performance Management (cont)
F: Unit 3: 119-134 (15 pages) Change Management
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK SIX
M: Unit 3: 135-147 (12 pages) Organizational Development
T: Review & Unit 3 Practice Exam Score:
W: Unit 4: 1-12 (12 pages) Total Rewards: Financial and Non-financial
TH: Unit 4: 13-30 (17 pages) The Wage-level Decision, Job Evaluation Methods
F: Unit 4: 31-44 (13 pages) Job Pricing & Pay Rate Administration, Economic Factors Affecting Compensation
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK SEVEN
M: Unit 4: 45-61 (16 pages) Incentive Compensation Systems
T: Unit 4: 62-80 (18 pages) Incentive Compensation Systems (cont)
W: Unit 4: 81-94 (13 pages) Employee Benefit Programs
TH: Unit 4: 95-104 (9 pages) Employee Benefit Programs (cont)
F: Unit 4: 105-116 (11 pages) Managing Employee Benefit Programs
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK EIGHT
M: Unit 4: 117-132 (15 pages) Compensation Laws & Regulations
T: Unit 4: 133-150 (17 pages) Compensation Laws & Regulations (cont)
W: Unit 4: 151-160 (9 pages) Evaluating Strategy & Program Effectiveness
TH: Review & Unit 4 Practice Exam Score:
F: Unit 5: 1-12 (12 pages) Early Labor Movement
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK NINE
M: Unit 5: 13-24 (11 pages) Union Representation of Employees
T: Unit 5: 25-32 (7 pages) Employer Unfair Labor Practices
W: Unit 5: 33-42 (9 pages) Union Unfair Labor Practices, Strikes, & Boycotts
TH: Unit 5: 43-54 (11 pages) Collective Bargaining
F: Unit 5: 55-72 (17 pages) Maintaining Nonunion Status, Grievance Systems
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK TEN
M: Unit 5: 73-90 (17 pages) Employee Discipline Systems
T: Unit 5: 91-104 (13 pages) Workforce Behavior Problems
W: Unit 5: 105-120 (15 pages) Public Sector Labor Relations
TH: Unit 5: 121-136 (15 pages) Employee Attitudes & Satisfaction, International Labor Relations
F: Review & Unit 5 Practice Exam Score:
S: CATCH UP & REVIEW

WEEK ELEVEN
M: Unit 6: 1-15 (15 pages) Safety
T: Unit 6: 16-28 (12 pages) Safety (cont)
W: Unit 6: 29-40 (11 pages) Health
TH: Unit 6: 41-52 (11 pages) Health (cont)
F: Unit 6: 53-67 (14 pages) Security
S: Unit 6: 68-81 (13 pages) Security (cont)

WEEK TWELVE
M: Review & Unit 6 Practice Exam Score:
T: REVIEW
W: COMPREHENSIVE EXAM Score:
TH: REVIEW
F: REVIEW
S: RETEST/REVIEW
On Test Date: PASS EXAM!!

HRCP has agreed to provide our online study group a discount through the end of August!

You can receive $30 off the HRCP Program by ordering at www.hrcp.com/order and using HRSTUDY as the discount code.

I am willing to oversee an online study group by creating an outline of items to discuss and scheduling a time to meet (online of course) and talk about what we are studying. My thought was to have everyone read and study on their own through the end of October and then start up regular discussions throughout November and into December as needed.

Let me know if you are interested in participating!

thanks for this great work...

can you please let me know how much it help to prepare for PHR or SPHR exam.. i mean there are lots of material avalible ... how do you rate this one.. and how many people took this material and passed PHR exam??

you also send me your reply on amin.dhamani@lakson.com.pk,

i am really interested to buy this material.

thanks,
Amin

In answer to your question, I passed the PHR in December using only the HRCP materials. I found the books to be very comprehensive, which was important to me since I am not an HR practitioner. Nearly every topic on my exam was covered in the HRCP books. I studied for about 4 months and put in over 150 hours.

I think sticking to my study schedule was vital. There is so much information that you really have to give yourself time to read it all. After reading through each unit, I would take the practice exam for that section. When I finished reading everything I went back and reviewed all of the books again. I studied the flash cards and sorted out those terms I knew and could apply and continued to review those I didn't know. The week prior to taking my exam I scanned the books again, took the HRCP comprehensive exam and HRCI assessment exams, scoring around 80% on both. My actual score correlated closely to the practice exams.

I would highly recommend the HRCP materials. The information you need to know is contained in the books, you just have to get it into your head! lol

I would also recommend taking the HRCI assessment exam. It was a good indicator of how I was doing and actually calmed my nerves and provided me with the confidence that I would pass.