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Global Professional in Human Resources

HRCI certification for HR leaders with multinational responsibilities.

Licensing authority: HRCI

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Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR®) exam
Eligibility
At least two years of professional-level HR experience with a master's degree or higher, three years with a bachelor's degree, or four years with less than a bachelor's degree.

Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR®) exam

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Computer-based examination
Exam questions
Total questions: 125; Scored questions: 100; Unscored questions: 25; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
2 hours and 15 minutes plus 30 minutes administration time
Exam fee
$495 exam fee plus $100 application fee
Examination outline
  • Strategic Global Human Resources (25%)
    • Align HR strategy with global business strategy
    • Global workforce planning
    • Global workforce restructuring
    • Global HR delivery model
    • Global organization design
    • Outsourcing, offshoring, and shared services
    • HR metrics for strategic contributions
    • Organic and inorganic growth strategies
    • HR processes in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
    • Operating in countries with minimal headcount
    • Professional Employment Organizations
  • Global Talent Management (20%)
    • Talent management strategy
    • Global talent sourcing
    • Global talent assessment
    • Alternative work arrangements
    • Nonemployees in a global organization
    • Global learning and development
    • Global performance management
    • Employee engagement diagnostic tools
    • Engagement and retention programs
    • Employee organizations
    • International organizations
    • Global HR systems and tools
    • Employee data analytics and emerging technologies
  • Global Mobility (15%)
    • Types of expatriate assignments
    • Employee types across countries
    • Employee expatriation
    • Demographic factors in overseas selection
    • Overseas assignment cost analysis
    • Expatriate hiring and onboarding
    • Visas for employees and families
    • Expatriate offboarding
    • Employee repatriation
    • Expatriate localization
    • Family relocation considerations
  • Workplace Culture (15%)
    • Cross-border cultural dynamics
    • Cultural differences in global HR programs
    • Diversity and inclusion
    • Corporate social responsibility and ethics
  • Total Rewards (15%)
    • Total reward strategies and requirements
    • Expatriate compensation philosophies
    • Supplemental pay components
    • Supplemental pay circumstances
    • Retirement plan types
  • Risk Management and Compliance (10%)
    • Global physical safety and security strategy
    • Security risk and evacuation resources
    • Global HR risk and compliance controls
    • Anti-discrimination, anti-bullying, and anti-harassment
    • Global employee investigation plans
    • General Data Protection Regulation principles
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