I have so much to say on this…to be short, I will summarize:
SHRM’s reputation has been destroyed, indefinitely. The (not exactly leader) head cheese did that over the past few years, in addition to this lawsuit and several others pending.
I was very involved with SHRM until I taught the SHRM certification prep course pre-pandemic at a local community college in Florida and that is when I finally realized what a scam the cert and the organization was/is. It started out with good intentions but became about money (shocker).
SHRM (the so-called-authority on everything HR) was sued by an instructional designer who said she was racially discriminated against by a white supervisor and faced retaliation for complaining to management. She raised concerns about racial discrimination and retaliation with HR & leadership (the CEO is quite an a$$hole).
SHRM lost big time to the tune of $11.5M 💰.
My advice:
✅ Do continue self-education, but there is no need to focus on “organizational credits” although HRCI is also a great option to get certified with.
✅ Document your courses or other activities (for your resume/ LinkedIn).
✅ Get training program with certificates – not necessarily a certification program, just literally a certificate which most in-person and online courses provide
My Insider Access with The HR Lady® LMS, a “fast-tracked” online training – provide certificates.
Oh and because I’m in a giving mood, I even threw in a holiday discount (50% off). Use this code Holiday2025 at checkout.
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