William D. Kelly - SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Certification Practice Exams

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I dedicate this book with love to my wife, Cheryl. Through days and nights, thick and thin, and months that have grown into years, you are always theresometimes for support, sometimes for your knowledge and insights, sometimes to push, and sometimes just to be together. You are my rock. I love you.

Bill

I dedicate this book to my husband, Steven, and two children, Steven Drake II and Farai Chase. Without your unconditional love and support, I would not be able to accomplish all that I do.

Joanne

William D. Kelly, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, PHRca, is the owner of Kelly HR, an HR consulting services practice specializing in providing HR consulting services and support for small businesses, and is more recently founder of CalHRSuccess LLP, an HR educational organization dedicated to helping HR professionals successfully take and pass their professional HR certification exams.

Bills experience includes more than 40 years of professional-level HR responsibilities. Bill has been teaching professional PHR/SPHR certification preparation classes for 25 years and California HR certification preparation for 11 years for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Northern California HR Association (NCHRA). Bill was a key player in the introduction and development of Californias HR certification credential; he was also the project manager for the team of California HR professionals who developed SHRMs first California Learning System in support of California certification.

Bills professional leadership also includes roles on the board of directors and as national vice president for the Society for Human Resource Management; on the board of directors and as president for the HR Certification Institute; as state director for the California State Council of SHRM; on the board of directors and as president for the Northern California HR Association; and as commissioner and chair, Marin County Personnel Commission. Bill received his bachelor of science degree in political science from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, and undertook postgraduate studies in organizational management at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the University of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia.

Prior to HR, Bill had a military career, achieving the rank of major in the United States Army with tours of duty in the United States, Germany, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Joanne Simon-Walters is a dynamic speaker, author, human resources, and leadership professional with 20 years of progressive management experience in multiple industries, including education, information technology, and financial services. Currently, Joanne works in an HR leadership role for a health care consulting company. In addition, Joanne develops and delivers online training courses for LinkedIn Learning.

Joanne is the co-author of three HR certification preparation manuals published by McGraw-Hill Education. In July 2017, Joanne delivered a TEDx Saint Thomas Talk on The Role of Transformational Leadership in Eliminating Workplace Bullying.

Joanne is a candidate for the PhD in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change from the University of the Virgin Islands. Joanne has earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Technology Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Joanne is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), certified Crucial Conversations trainer, Prosci Change Management Practitioner, and a trained paralegal specializing in employment law.