Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Fully updated coverage of every topic on the 2018 versions of the PHR and SPHR exams Get complete coverage of the HR Certification Institute’s Professional and Senior Professional in Human Resources bodies of knowledge inside this comprehensive resource. Written by HR experts, this authoritative guide fully addresses the core knowledge and responsibilities necessary for the implementation and management of HR practices. You’ll find chapter reviews, “In-the-Trenches” sidebars featuring HR experts’ real-world experiences and sage advice, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the PHR and SPHR exams with ease, this definitive volume also serves as an essential on-the-job reference. Covers all PHR and SPHR functional areas, including: •Business Management •Leadership and Strategy•Talent Planning and Acquisition •Learning and Development •Total Rewards •Employee and Labor Relations Electronic content includes: •350 practice exam questions•Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by exam topic William H. Truesdell, SPHR, is president and founder of The Management Advantage, Inc., a personnel management consulting firm. He spent more than 20 years in management with AT&T in HR and operations. Christina Nishiyama, MBA, SPHR, is Executive Vice President of Bienati Consulting Group Inc., a human resources and management consulting firm. She has over 12 years’ senior human resource and organizational development experience. Dory Willer, SPHR, is an executive coach with 25 years of experience as a senior HR executive, international speaker, and training facilitator. She has broad experience working for blue-chip and Fortune 100 companies. Awarded the 2003 International Coach of the Year designation, Dory Willer is a certified business and life coach with 25 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, international speaker, and training facilitator. She has broad and diverse experience working for blue-chip and Fortune 100s, most recently as VP of Human Resources. Nationally known for aligning people to their success factors, Willer maintains a limited practice of individual clients for executive and performance enhancement and career/life renewal as well as strategic planning with business teams as an action strategist coach. She was among the first graduating class from Stanford’s Executive HR Certification Program with the Graduate School of Business in 1994. Willer achieved the designations of Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Professional Certified Coach more than 15 years ago and recently gained the SHRM-SCP credential from the Society of Human Resource Management. She also holds a certification in Individual and Organizational Coaching from the Hudson Coaching Institute and a B.S. in Organizational Development/Behavior from the University of San Francisco. William H. Truesdell, SPHR, is president and founder of The Management Advantage, Inc., a personnel management consulting firm. He spent more than 20 years in management with AT&T in HR and operations. Christina Nishiyama, MBA, SPHR, is Executive Vice President of Bienati Consulting Group Inc., a human resources and management consulting firm. She has over 12 years’ senior human resource and organizational development experience. Dory Willer, SPHR, is an executive coach with 25 years of experience as a senior HR executive, international speaker, and training facilitator. She has broad experience working for blue-chip and Fortune 100 companies.