Choose On-Demand if
- You have passed a hard exam before by yourself
- Your schedule genuinely will not hold a fixed weekly slot
- You are retaking and mostly need the material, not the structure
- Budget is the deciding factor
Exam prep
Every way to prepare, side by side.
From a free ten-question quiz to ten weeks of live coaching. Start wherever you actually are — most people start further down this list than they expect.
Looking for the smaller resources instead? They are all on the resources page.
Side by side
Everything in On-Demand is also in the Accelerator. Nothing is taken away — coaching is added.
| What you get | On-Demand$599.99 | Accelerator$1,425 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $599.99 | $1,425 |
| Format | Self-paced | Ten weeks, live |
| Start date | Whenever you enroll | Fixed cohort start |
| Access to the full course | Included | Included |
| Twelve months of platform access | Included | Included |
| Recorded video lectures | Included | Included |
| Downloadable module summaries | Included | Included |
| Digital flashcards | Included | Included |
| Practice question bank with rationales | Included | Included |
| Certification final review checklist | Included | Included |
| HR Certification Success Community | Included | Included |
| Monthly Q&A session replays | Not included | Included |
| Full-length practice exams | One | Two |
| Ten weeks of live group coaching with me | Not included | Included |
| 1:1 Strategy Review | Not included | Included |
| The Study Circle accountability group | Not included | Included |
| Welcome Kit with printed materials | Not included | Included |
| Ace the SHRM Exam eBook | Not included | Included |
85% of my students pass. Both options keep twelve months of access from the day you enroll, which covers a retake.
How to decide
Choose the Accelerator if
- You have started studying more than once and stopped
- You want a date on the calendar and people expecting you
- Employment law is the part that worries you
- Your employer is paying, or might
Still torn? Book a certification call and we’ll talk through your experience, career goals, and what you want your certification to do for you — including whether now is the right time to pursue one at all.
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Get your employer to pay for it.
Certification usually sits inside a professional development or tuition budget that nobody claims. The hard part is asking well. This is a letter you can adapt and send to your manager — what the certification is, what it costs, what the organization gets back, and why now.
Get the Convince Your Boss letterAlso useful when you ask
- An invoice made out to your organization
- One payment rather than individual checkouts
- Group pricing if colleagues want to join — certify your team
Explore our Resources
Free and paid Certification preparation resources Everything I offer for the exam in one place, from the free practice quiz to both Accelerator options. Check out our certification preparation resources Free · about an hour HR Certification Masterclass A full session on choosing the right exam and building a study plan that survives a bad week. Check out our free masterclass