PHR Virtual Study Group - officially formed!

We now have about 15 participants for the virtual PHR Study group for the May/June 2009 exam sitting. (gotomeeting caps attendees to 15.) And we are meeting every Mondays and Thursdays starting April 6th until end of June. The following is the timeline for test materials covered:

April 6,9 -- Core Knowledge Requirements for HR Professionals
April 13,16 --Strategic Management
April 20,23,27,30May 4 --Workforce Planning and Employment
May 7,11 --Human Resources Development
May 14,18 --Total Rewards
May 21,25,28,Jun1,4 --Employee and Labor Relations
June 8,11 --Risk Management
June 15,18,22,25 --Review
June 26 MY TEST DATE
June 29 --Test overview

To help save some time on Monday, here is my brief bio, study prep materials of choice, and limitations : ).

I am an executive recruiter with GRN. For the last 30(+) months I have been focused and leading in full life cycle recruiting projects in the finance and insurance sector. Please feel free to check out my linkedin.com profile. I have over 10 years professional experience in which I've been in management, customer service and sales. I am hoping to show my dedication to the HR practice by obtaining the PHR certification and also be more marketable should I decide to transition into a direct company. My study materials of choice at this time are:

Anne Bogardus' book PHR/SPHR Professional in Human Resources Certification Study Guide 3rd Edition
Gary Dessler's Human Resources Management
Max Messmer's Human Resources Kit for Dummies (who doesn't love cliff notes??)

If you would like to post your email to share/exchange info with one another, please let me know and I will include you all in the mailing list (Plus, it'll help me save some time when sending email : ).) Otherwise, I can keep it confidential.