The R.E.A.D. Method™
A four-step system for turning confusion into clarity and building professional judgment you can use under exam pressure.
The book
You’re More Ready Than You Think
How to Prepare for HR Certification Without the Noise
You have the experience. You have probably bought the textbooks. And every time you look at the calendar to schedule the exam, something stops you. This is the book about that, and about what to do instead.
Paperback and Kindle · Latisha Newby, Esq., SHRM-SCP, PHR
What is inside
Why your experience works against you
The exam asks what should happen. Your job taught you what does happen. Learning to switch between the two is most of the battle.
A study plan that survives a bad week
Built to bend when work gets loud or family needs you, rather than collapsing the first time you miss a session.
What to do when you fall off
Specific recovery steps for the week you studied nothing, so the plan does not end there.
Written for the aPHR, PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP.
Who wrote it
Someone who has taught this to 35 people and watched 28 of them pass.
Latisha Newby is an HR consultant with a law degree, twenty years in executive HR, and the Certification Director role at Raleigh Metro SHRM. Her student pass rate is 80% — 28 of 35 students, Fall 2023 – Spring 2026.
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Ten questions, scored by knowledge domain. It will tell you whether the book is the right next step or whether you are readier than you think.