Learn About HR Certification

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Learn

HR certification is a career-long commitment. It shows your peers, your employees and your organization that you have mastered the core HR principles and are committed to your profession. Certified HR professionals around the world have received job offers, promotions and respect from their peers.

Choose the Right Certification for You

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Deciding which HR certification is best for you is an important decision. To help you determine which certification exam is right for you we suggest that you

  •  become familiar with the exam content
  •  take the FREE HR knowledge quizzes  
  •  purchase an Online Assessment Exam  

Renew Your Certification

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Recertification shows that you

  • keep current on changing HR laws, best practices and innovative labor strategies
  • ensure that your organization and its employees work at peak performance
  • remain a strategic business partner in your organization’s success

By recertifying your PHR, SPHR, GPHR or California credentials you show that you are committed to being the best you can be in your profession.

HR Certification

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Verifying Certification



We are happy to verify your certification for your potential or current employer. 

Two ways to verify your certification

1. Employers can check our Directory of Certified HR Professionals 

To help employers search for your certification, they will need the following information:

  • your first and last name

And either your

  • city, state and country OR
  • email address

To access the Directory, the user will need to create a User Profile and receive a User ID that is only for searching this directory. These are different from the User ID used to access the Online Profile.

To begin the search, login or create a User ID for the Directory from any page.

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2. Employers can receive written verification

To request a letter to your current or potential employer that verifies your HR certification, login to your Online Profile and select "Certification Verification to Potential Employers." This link can be found under the "Action Items" section of your profile. You can choose whether we send this verification through email or postal mail. So we can protect your privacy, you must make this request.