Does anyone have any study tips or can suggest a helpful study tool for the HRCI SPHR exam? I used BenchPrepHR to help me prep and took a few practice test. I took my exam last week and unfortunately did not pass. Any tips would be helpful to help me prepare to retake in a few months.

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I went to the HRCI website and got practice tests from them. They used retired exam questions so it really gives you a feel for how the questions are structured. It helped me a lot.

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Have you considered taking a prep class?

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My training course came with a few pre recorded classes but that’s something I can look into

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