HRCI certification

GPHR — Global Professional in Human Resources

For HR leaders managing multinational responsibilities — global strategy, mobility, and cross-border policy.

Who it's for: HR professionals with multinational scope: global HR strategy, cross-border policy design, and organizational growth across countries.

Eligibility

2 years of professional-level HR experience with a master's degree or higher
3 years of professional-level HR experience with a bachelor's degree
4 years of professional-level HR experience with less than a bachelor's degree

Founding-member price$89

Planned standard price$139

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

Exam format

Questions

100 scored + 25 pretest

Time allowed

2 hours 15 minutes

Delivery

Computer-based at Pearson VUE or via OnVUE

Fees

$495 exam + $100 application = $595 total

Exam content outline

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

Strategic Global Human Resources		25%
Global Talent Management		20%
Global Mobility		15%
Workplace Culture		15%
Total Rewards		15%
Risk Management and Compliance		10%

Sample questions

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

An employee is being sent on a 2-year international assignment. Which global mobility consideration is most critical to address before departure?

Choosing the employee's hotel for the first week
Tax equalization, visa/work authorization, and repatriation planning ✓
The employee's preferred seat on the flight
Local restaurant recommendations

Global mobility programs must address tax equalization, immigration/work authorization, and repatriation planning to manage cost, compliance, and retention risk.

When building total rewards for a global workforce, which approach best balances consistency and local relevance?

Pay every employee worldwide the exact same base salary
Set global reward principles centrally, then localize pay and benefits to each market ✓
Let each country set pay with no central guidance at all
Ignore local benefits norms entirely

Effective global total rewards strategy blends centrally-set principles with market-appropriate localization of pay and benefits.

Recertification

3-year cycle; 60 total credits (45 HR + 15 Global), or retake the exam.

Other credentials

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