SHRM Certification

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®)

The SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) credential is for indi-viduals who perform general HR and HR-related duties at work; or for those pursuing a career in Human Resource Management. SHRM certification is the only HR certification offered by the world's largest HR membership organization.

Eligibility Criteria

• A SHRM-CP is for individuals performing HR or HR-related duties or pursuing a career in Human Resources (basic working knowledge in HR is recommended).
• Your current or most recent work in HR is operational in nature (i.e., implements policy, serves as HR day-to-day point person, etc.)
• Your duties tend to be specialized versus general.
Please review the eligibility critera for a complete list of require-ments for earning a SHRM-SCP credential.

Exam Composition

The SHRM-CP exam contains two types of multiple-choice ques-tions: stand-alone knowledge-based items that assess your knowledge and understanding of factual information, and scenario-based situational judgment items that assess your judgment and decision-making skills.
Approximately half of the items on each exam are allocated across the three behavioral competency clusters, and the other half are al-located across the three HR knowledge domains.

SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP®)

The SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification is for individuals whose work in-cludes duties such as developing HR policies or pro-cedures, overseeing the execution of integrated HR operations, directing an entire HR enterprise or lead-ing the alignment of HR strategies to organizational goals.

Eligibility Criteria

• A SHRM-SCP is for individuals with a work history of at least three years performing strategic level HR or HR-related duties; or for SHRM-CP holders who have held the credential for at least three years and are working in, or are in the process of transitioning to, a strategic-level role.
• Your current or most recent work in HR is strategic in nature (i.e., drives culture, creates HR strategy, de-velops policy, etc.).
• You lead HR operations.
Please review the eligibility critera for a complete list of require-ments for earning a SHRM-SCP credential.

Exam Composition

The SHRM-SCP exam contains two types of multiple-choice questions: stand-alone knowledge-based items that assess your knowledge and understanding of factual information, and scenario-based situational judgment items that assess your judgment and decision-making skills.
Approximately half of the items on each exam are allo-cated across the three behavioral competency clusters, and the other half are allocated across the three HR knowledge domains.