Q&A

Does working at Walmart look good on a resume?

Does working at Walmart look good on a resume?

If a job is going to look down on you for having Walmart or some other retail job on your resume, especially if you don’t have other jobs or experience to list, then it probably isn’t a place you necessarily want to work. Believe it or not, working at Wal-Mart is a real job.

What is Walmart hiring policy?

Tip: Walmart only hires part-time help now. That means 32 hours a week or less. Once you are hired, you can become full-time once you “prove yourself” as a good employee. This usually happens after your first 90 days of employment.

How many associates did Walmart hire in July?

That initial goal to hire 150,000 new, mostly temporary associates soon rose to 200,000, then 250,000. As of mid-July, Walmart has hired more than 400,000 new associates, split almost evenly between men and women and representing practically every demographic.

How long is orientation at Walmart for new employees?

Orientation was streamlined from eight hours to two. They called it Project 24 – with a goal of getting from job opening to job accepted within 24 hours. “The idea was that we could do same-day hiring if everything went smoothly,” said Becky Sadler, a hiring product leader and eight-year Walmart associate.

How did Walmart mobilized to hire hundreds of thousands?

Furloughed from her job in March, and with her homebound mother to tend to, Cole faced two major life stresses: finding work and taking care of a parent. She heard from a friend on the East Coast that Walmart was hiring. “I had no real opinion about Walmart,” she said. “But I needed a job, so I drove out to a store and applied.”

What’s the first day of work at Walmart?

At first. They’ll tell you at orientation that you’re valued and will make a huge difference in the company, and that you’re there to help customers get the best deals and stay satisfied. This mentality will haunt you for about 6 months – management, other employees, new employees, HR, everyone will tell you that the customer is number one.

That initial goal to hire 150,000 new, mostly temporary associates soon rose to 200,000, then 250,000. As of mid-July, Walmart has hired more than 400,000 new associates, split almost evenly between men and women and representing practically every demographic.

Furloughed from her job in March, and with her homebound mother to tend to, Cole faced two major life stresses: finding work and taking care of a parent. She heard from a friend on the East Coast that Walmart was hiring. “I had no real opinion about Walmart,” she said. “But I needed a job, so I drove out to a store and applied.”

What did assistant managers at Walmart do for training?

The training was done at “Stores of Learning.” The assistant managers were new hires to Walmart, like me, or about one-third had been promoted from within. Training activities included the Walmart cheer. Every morning, as store associates do, we would participate in the cheer.

Why is fear the main thing stopping Walmart workers from organizing?

The brave Walmart workers who belong to OUR Walmart say fear is the main thing stopping their fellow retail workers from organizing. As an assistant store manager at Walmart, I saw how managers were trained to put that fear into hourly workers’ heads. When I was hired four years ago, new assistant managers had to complete eight weeks of training.