This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
449 tools and 115 practice questions for SHRM-SCP preparation in one course: 176 ready-to-use files, procedures, templates, matrices and checklists, 271 models and methods and 2 exam services shown on screen.
Study the topic, take the tool, check yourself with a quiz.
Why senior candidates fail
SHRM-SCP candidates know HR. What the exam tests is judgement: what a senior HR leader should do in a situation, across leadership, strategy, talent, total rewards, technology and analytics. Experience in one company is not enough, because the exam covers areas you may never have led yourself.
What changes after this course
You go through every exam area with the tools a senior HR leader uses: strategic planning procedures, workforce plans, rating scales, total rewards formats and HR metrics. After each topic you answer a quiz. At the end you sit a full timed practice test and plan your exam day.
What is inside: 449 tools, counted file by file
You do not have to take this number on trust. Open any lecture and read its description: every tool inside is listed there by name.
- 46 downloadable resources: the lecture presentations plus 2 standalone working files (a SHRM behavioral competency guide and an HR glossary)
- 174 ready-to-use tools inside the presentations:
- 66 step-by-step procedures and workflows: eight-step decision-making, Kotter eight-step change model, workforce planning, performance improvement
- 41 templates and sample documents: SWOT analysis, Business Model Canvas, full-time equivalent calculation, compa-ratio calculation
- 32 scorecards, rubrics and scoring matrices: BCG matrix, merger culture strategy selection matrix, A positions and A players, behaviorally anchored rating scale
- 18 checklists: remote exam preparation, HR merger and acquisition integration, mentoring program design, employee benefits
- 8 question lists and conversation scripts: SHRM practice questions, performance appraisal interviews, STAR method, employee net promoter score
- 4 formulas and metric sets: HR metrics, recruitment metrics, budget variance measures, financial strategy evaluation measures
- 4 ready AI prompts: English conversation tutor, LinkedIn profile analysis, LinkedIn headline generation
- 1 other working tool
- 271 models and methods explained with examples: SHRM Competency Model, Hofstede cultural dimensions, Balanced Scorecard, Ulrich HR roles model
- 115 practice questions: a full SHRM-SCP practice test of 45 questions (45 minutes, 80% to pass) and 14 topic quizzes of 5 questions each, plus a role play on advising the CEO
Where the tools are
- SHRM-SCP core (5 sections, 165 tools). Certification fundamentals, strategic HR leadership and business acumen, strategic HR management, culture and compliance, talent, rewards and HR technology, analytics, metrics and exam preparation. A quiz after each topic and the full practice test at the end.
- English for HR (357 tools). Thirty lectures for international students: recruiting, performance, total rewards, global mobility and HR analytics English.
Who is teaching
I am Mike, the #1 HR instructor on Udemy, with 1,800,000+ course enrollments from 170,000 students, and the author of about 200 books on Amazon. I built the people system at Preply as it became a unicorn and worked at Wargaming, iDeals and Alfa-Bank across 20 years in HR. I hold PHRi, SHRM-CP and HCI sHRBP certifications and represent HRCI in Eastern Europe.
My certification preparation draws on personally taking both HRCI and SHRM exams. I found that SHRM questions were longer, particularly the behavioral questions, which contained more information and required more time. I also attended the Prometric test center in Kyiv, where the computers were ready and staff spoke several languages. These exam experiences give practical context to the preparation tools in this course.
How to use the course
Go through the five core sections in order and take the quiz after each topic. Then sit the full practice test. Section and lecture titles show how many tools are inside, and each lecture description lists them by name.
What is included
- 46 lectures across 7 sections, 23 hours
- 46 downloadable resources: lecture presentations and working files
- 449 tools across the lessons, ready to use in your preparation and your work
- 115 practice questions: a 45-question practice test and 14 quizzes
- Lifetime access to all materials
- Active instructor support in the Q&A section
- A Udemy Certificate of Completion
Where to start
Take the first quiz before you study anything: it shows which strategic HR areas you already know and which need work. Candidates who prepare with working tools remember the logic behind the answers, and every week of delay is a week your exam date moves further away. Enrol now and start your first lesson today.
