HRCI certification

aPHR — Associate Professional in Human Resources

Your entry point into HR — no experience required.

Who it's for: Aspiring HR professionals, career-changers, and people managers without formal HR training.

Eligibility

No HR experience required — this is a knowledge-based credential open to anyone starting an HR career.

Founding-member price$89

Planned standard price$139

Lifetime access, no subscription. Planned pricing — nothing is billed until early access opens.

Exam format

Questions

65 scored + 25 pretest (90 total)

Time allowed

1 hour 45 minutes

Delivery

Computer-based at Pearson VUE test centers or via OnVUE online proctoring

Fees

$300 exam + $100 application = $400 total

Exam content outline

The knowledge domains this exam draws from, and how heavily each is weighted.

Compliance & Risk Management		25%
Employee Relations		24%
Talent Acquisition		19%
Compensation & Benefits		17%
Learning & Development		15%

Sample questions

A preview of the style and difficulty you can expect from the aPHR question bank.

A company fills an open role by promoting a current employee rather than hiring externally. Which recruitment method is this?

Internal recruitment ✓
External recruitment
Passive recruitment
Outsourced recruitment

Internal recruitment fills vacancies from the organization's existing workforce, often through promotion or transfer.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a covered non-exempt employee must be paid overtime for hours worked beyond how many hours in a single workweek?

35
37.5
40 ✓
45

The FLSA requires overtime pay at 1.5x the regular rate for non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek.

Recertification

3-year cycle; 45 recertification credit hours, or retake the exam.

Other credentials

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