PHR/SPHR Professional in Human Resources Certification Bundle (All-in-One) 1st Edition

This product was definitely helpful when it came to taking the PHR. I only used this as study material along with a an app from the App Store. I was successful at passing my PHR in most areas I scored above average. My work experience also helped, so if you are new to the field I suggest more means than just this book. Overall it was very helpful and the information in this book was on the exam.

This was my main guide while studying for the PHR. The content was just what I was expected and matched the HRCI body of knowledge. Having an ebook version was great because then I didn't need to carry the book around everywhere. The CD comes with about 600 questions and you can break it down to test you like the real test (175 questions and timed or untimed) or by category if you only want to focus on certain areas at a time. The algorithm for selecting questions could be better, tons of questions got repeated and it wasn't until I selected 75+ on a category at a time did I feel like I was getting more variety. The explanation for answers were ok, some were really detailed and some weren't. It would just say, "A, C, and D aren't the best answer." The questions are similar to the HRCI.I used this in conjunction with flashcards, an iPhone app, another book of practice tests, and practice tests from the HRCI and passed! It takes a lot of work though, even with experience it's a tough test. I often felt like my experience actually got in the way because workplaces don't always do things the "right" or "best" way that the HRCI promotes, so having lots of different sources of studying material is really key.

This was my only study guide for the PHR and it was very thorough. I passed the test exceeding average in all categories but one.

Very well written and perfectly organized. I have multiple resources for the SPHR and HR in general and this one is among my favorite!

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!! I have been shopping on amazon for years and this may be the first review I've ever written because I am so disgusted by the poor quality of this product. I spent weeks meticulously going through the study guide book, chapter by chapter, to learn the material. Then, when I started using the practice exam book, I found tons of questions on topics that are not covered AT ALL in the study guide. Literally, I went to the index of the study guide to look up these topics wondering how I had missed them and they are not even listed there. In addition, the quick answer keys for several chapters of the practice exam book are WRONG!! I graded myself using the quick answer keys and thought I was doing really poorly on some of the sections until I went to the detailed answer explanations and realized that I had gotten the answers right, but the key was wrong. UNACCEPTABLE!!! There are also lots of typos all over both books. Extremely poor quality and unprofessional.

Do not waste your money on either of the books contained in the bundle. Though they seem to cover most of the information needed for the exams, there are multiple references in the practice questions to terms and phrases that are not listed anywhere in their materials (index, glossary, etc). The most glaring issue are at least two chapters in the Practice Exams where the ANSWER KEYS ARE WRONG. They provide a quick check of the answers and then a detailed explanation as to why an answer is correct. In one chapter at least 5 of the quick answers did not match the explained answers. In another chapter the detailed explanations for at least 3 questions were identical to other questions, meaning that they provided duplicate explanations for some questions and none for others. Such horrible editing. How can anyone trust the answers they provide?

The book came on time and was packaged beautifully, however it is very dry, no pictures or charts to keep your mind on track, its just black and white and very boring. I was hoping for something a little more exciting.

I am teaching an exam prep course and we are using this study guide bundle!