GPHR Certification

The Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certification is intended for HR professionals who develop and implement global HR strategies, manage HR operations overseas, oversee international assignment management and who have at least two years of exempt-level (professional) HR work experience.

Globalization is the defining political and economic force in the world today. It requires new ways of thinking and responding. For HR professionals, recognizing and understanding this phenomenon fast is becoming a job requirement. The purpose of the new Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certification is to assess your mastery of the necessary knowledge to be successful in this worldwide marketplace.

The exams are multiple-choice and consist of 150 scored questions plus 15 pretest questions randomly distributed throughout the exam (a total of 165 questions).

Exam questions represent the following functional areas in international HR management. The percentage indicates the extent to which each functional area is emphasized on the exam.

                     
GPHR Exam Functional Areas 
 

• Strategic HR Management 26%
• Global talent Acquisition and Mobility 22%
• Global Compensation and Benefits 18%
• Organizational Effectiveness and Talent Development 22 %
• Workforce Relations and Risk Management 12%