Total Page : 696
Publisher : Pearson Education
Publication Date : 2005 12 30
>> Do not recommend
I just took the PHR exam and passed last week and wanted to review the books I used I found this Pearson guide to be the least helpful of all the books It was not organized well went into too much detail on some things and left out other points and was just way too cumbersome for test prep It s a big book with a lot of text and has much too much in it to make anyone feel confident in their preparation While I absolutely believe you should use more than one source 3 4 is optimal I would say this one didn t add anything for me Skip it
General PHR Prep Advice Use the Ann Bogardus PHR/SPHR book as your primary PHR test prep book The Kaplan test prep book is light on the content but drills down to the big things very simply I recommend reading the sections in Kaplan along with Bogardus Kaplan has a few practice tests that are helpful I also recommend getting a straight forward HR text book something that explains HR terms/concepts/legislation etc with out the slant of the exam itself Finally take practice tests to familiarize yourself with questioning and to drill down to things you need to keep learning It s a ton of content and I think there is little chance of knowing it all but by using a variety of sources you can cover your bases better
>> Great primary source for PHR studying
I self studed and relied primarily on PHR Exam Prep by Cathy Lee Gibson and then reviewed my weaker areas by reading specific chapters of PHR/SPHR Professional in Human Resources Certification Study Guide by Anne M Bogardus
This book was a great primary source for PHR exam preparation It is written in a very friendly manner and organized nicely The only draw back is that it lists quite a few further exam tips in each chapter of items that are NOT covered in the book and therefore require further research But I do think it is unrealistic to expect one book to provide it all This book gets as close as possible I believe
The book also comes with a great CD that has practice exam questions I found that this book made my studying more pleasurable versus Bogardus book
Good luck I studied a solid 4 months they recommend at least 3 months of prep work
I forgot to mention I passed my PHR exam in January 2010 first try Thank the Lord
>> Don t waste your money
This book was a waste of my money Only 20 of the material contained in this book is covered on the actual exam The accompanying CD had an enormous amount of errors and the test format has changed since the CD was created I would encourage any potential purchasers to save their money
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