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 | | PHR Exam Prep: Professional in Human Resources (2nd Edition) (Exam Prep) by Cathy Lee Gibson ISBN-10: 9780789736772 ISBN-10: 0-7897-3677-2 ISBN-13: 9780789736772 ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3677-2 Paperback 2007-12-16 Pearson Education Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description PHR Exam Prep Second Edition Professional in Human Resources
Cathy Lee Gibson, SPHR, MBA
COMPREHENSIVE Succeed with comprehensive learning and practice tests
We provide you with the proven study tools and expert insight that will help you score higher on your exam.
“This book is an excellent resource for preparing for the PHR exam. I would not count on using it exclusively, but when combined with other available resources, it has much to offer in exam preparation. Not only does the book provide a great deal of human resources information, it also provides tips for studying and preparing, as well as many practice questions to let you know where you need extra effort. I know this book helped me in passing my exam.” –J. Thompson, Longview, WA
The CD features an innovative test engine powered by MeasureUp, giving you an effective tool to assess your readiness for the exam. Key features include
Written by a Leading PHR Expert! Cathy Lee Gibson (SPHR) is the Director of Human Resource Management Programs at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations in New York City. Cathy has more than 20 years of progressively responsible generalist, specialist, and management experience in the field of human resources and has worked at small and large organizations, in educational settings and in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors.
Cathy leads professional development programs for managers and human resources professionals on interviewing and performance management–and how to ensure that those functions have a more strategic impact on organizations.
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I pass the PHR I use this book as a complement to my study plan for the PHR certification exam. It was very helpfull. | ||
Good for information, not as good to test your knowledge I bought this book and the SHRM Learning System to help me prepare for the test, which I passed. The Learning System came with six individual books for each module, and I was surprised how well this one book compared to the whole SHRM set. I was a little disappointed, however, with the practice test in the back and the CD software. I suppose it might be a nit-picky complaint, but some of the given answers did not match up with the question. For example, there is a question that asks for you to compute the average of a set of numbers. There is one answer given in the answer key that is wrong, and then the written explanation has yet a different answer. Then, when reading through the explanation they are explaining why a certain answer is the mode, not the mean that the question asked for. This also happened with the questions on the software. I couldn't understand why "two" was an incorrect answer to the question of how many full time or equivalent employees an executive exemption was responsible for when I realized that the question referred to "executive" but the answer referred to "administrative" exemptions. It could be awfully confusing to someone who isn't all that familiar with some of the topics. I know I was devistated for a few minutes that I apparently couldn't calculate a simple average until I caught the problem. Long story short, it's a good investment for what, less than $40? It makes a great complement to other resources (as mentioned earlier, no one resource has it all) but just check and double-check yourself when taking the tests to make sure you're not learning something incorrectly. | ||
If you want to pass your PHR....don't get this! It doesn't have the in depth core information needed to pass solely on this book. It is a good supplement to the SHRM materials, but not a substitute. It omitted a lot of info that's on the PHR test. | ||
Lots of info...but lots left out Good value: Lots of information for a low price, especially compared to the other expensive systems out there. The book does a great job at highlighting many important areas of study. However, without having a seperate reference book or study guide, I feel it may leave many needed topics off the table. | ||
PHR Exam Prep Overall, I thought this book to be excellent and would recommend it - but only as a supplement to other books. It should NOT be used as a stand-alone exam preparation for the PHR exam. There were numerous typographical errors and occassionally, this made it difficult to understand what exactly the question was that was being asked (on practice tests/review/exam) as well as in the actual body of the book itself. The other issue that potential buyers should be aware of is to make sure that their software on their computer is compatible with the cd that is supplied. | ||