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AbsolutPrep1981 · BCBG

Anyone is HR? PHR Exam?

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

I am not in HR now, but I worked in HR for 4 years. I have taken the PHR exam.

AbsolutPrep1981 · BCBG

How did you study? Did you take a class or get the SHRM study packet (the $300 set)? Why did you switch?

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

I took a SHRM Prep class through a local university (DePaul). I liked the class because the students were from diverse work backgrounds. That allowed me to get different perspectives on several issues and assisted me in remembering things for the exam. I also work better on solid deadlines, which I wouldn't really have if I was studying completely on my own.

I chose to leave the HR field after working in it for 4 years because I came to the realization that I didn't like the path my career/life was heading down. There are a lot of politics, red tape, and bureaucracy that I did not like. I also disliked the negative attitudes that people had about HR people and the fact that most HR people that I have known gave them a good reason to have those negative attitudes. At the end of the day though, most of it was because I felt that I was wasting my talent, energy, and personality on the private sector. That is why I am studying ot get my teaching certificate.

-- Edited by Farrah at 13:51, 2007-01-29

AbsolutPrep1981 · BCBG

Thank you for sharing your views. That makes me nervous because I have only been in HR a little over a year. But, I have no idea what else I would do if I took another path. Good luck in teaching!!