The ticking clock
When you take the PHR or SPHR exam, you have four hours to complete the test. That’s 240 minutes to answer 225 questions. To be sure that you make it through the entire test, you should pace yourself. Recognize that this means that, on average, you need to answer a question every 60 seconds, which would leave you 15 minutes at the end to review your answers and to guess on any unanswered questions. Don’t become obsessed with the time any particular question takes you; recognize that some questions, like the scenario questions and those questions requiring mathematical calculations, will require more time.