Attention all MHR students!

Are you taking the PHR?
Do you know what PHR stands for?

What is the PHR, you might ask.

From the Human Resource Certification Institute,

HRCI offers three certifications for HR professionals:

• PHR® (Professional in Human Resources)
• SPHR® (Senior Professional in Human Resources)
• GPHRTM (Global Professional in Human Resources)

Certification is a voluntary action by a professional group to establish a system to grant recognition to professionals who have met a stated level of training and work experience. Certified individuals are usually issued a certificate attesting that they have met the standards of the credentialing organization and are entitled to make the public aware of their credentialed status, usually through the use of initials (i.e., PHR or SPHR) after their names.

Certifications differ from certificate programs because certifications include an experience component. Certificate programs, on the other hand, award certificates once a course of study has been completed and do not require previous work experience.

Still interested in taking the PHR? Why not get some studying help by joining Cal Poly Pomona PIHRA's HR Games team! Meet other MHR student interested in studying and learning just like you.

Take a look at the 2006 HR Games hosted here on campus at The Collins School of Hospitality Management.

You can earn MHR credit by studying for HR Games and the PHR.

Please email Dr. Wyrick at crwyrick@csupomona.edu for more information.