Pass rates revisited
Today HRCI released the pass rates for the May–June 2007 administration of the PHR and SPHR exams. The SPHR pass rate was 58%, three points higher than the last exam window, while the pass rate for the PHR exam slipped a point to 62%. I created a graphic of the pass rates for the past five exam windows:

What conclusions can we draw from this data? That it is advantageous to take the SPHR exam in the spring, perhaps? Maybe that if you’re considering taking the PHR exam, the sooner the better?
I’m going to have to mull this over for a bit. That and the whole Harry Potter/horcrux thing. I’ve got thinking to do. I’ll get back to you.