Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Professional in Human Resources


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   Keep -- RoySmith (talk) 00:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Professional in Human Resources

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This article seems to serve no purpose other than the promotion of the Human Resource Certification Institute and appears to have been written mainly by members of the institute's marketing staff, most recently user:Nona chigewe. The only references are to the institute and there's no evidence that either the institute or its qualifications are notable. Fails WP:RS, VER, WP:N, WP:COI andy (talk) 22:44, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep but it should be rewritten big time. Christina Silverman (talk) 23:09, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge it and the related articles into a single article for the Institute . We do have such information for other professions.   DGG ( talk ) 04:48, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * There was an article on the institute but it was recently deleted as spam... andy (talk) 16:26, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:04, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * delete can't find any good sources other ones that verify it exists Weaponbb7 (talk) 20:28, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per Christina Silverman. Legitimate certification in employment law, but horribly spammy. Bearian (talk) 22:10, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete - could not find significant coverage by independent reliable sources to establish notability. Article seems to be nothing but a slight rewrite of the website sections it addresses, thus is promotional.--70.80.234.196 (talk) 00:47, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Definite Keep. This is a no brainer. PHR certification is the minimum standard for professional employment in human resources on a global scale. While worldwide universities and colleges offer practicum to study for the exam, the certification is awarded and valid through HRCI. This certification has been around for over 30 years. A search using the links above presents numerous news, books, and scholar sources supporting notability. There are links to 359 books that prepare individuals for the certification exam. The following links support notability, reliable sources, and verifiability. (COI is not valid criteria for article deletion.) Cindamuse (talk) 03:28, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Reluctant keep and trim the fat. Very reluctant given yours truly's aversion to HR clerks and diploma mills, not to mention combinations of these evils... Unfortunately, a closer examination of HRCI-related study books offered by American bookstores, and the numbers of user reviews submitted for these books, indicates that the certification, indeed, has a mass following. It's an invasion: they grow in numbers every day! They'd rather grow carrots for a living... East of Borschov 20:53, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep because I googled "PHR" and this was the first and most unbiased source. Many certification programs use language like this one to self-promote their product, but certifications show advanced knowledge in a particular field.  We keep articles about what a Bachelors degree is so I would expect Wikipedia to have a page on what a PHR designation is.  Merge if you have to, but do not delete! Kshannon (talk) 01:02, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.