Walmart hires 25,000 workers as Covid-19 buying spikes
The retailer has compressed the hiring process into as little as three hours by eliminating formal interviews and written job offers
26 March 2020 - 15:46
New York — Walmart has taken on 25,000 new employees and given offers to thousands more in the first week of a hiring push, as the biggest private employer in the US scrambles to keep its shelves stocked and checkouts staffed during the coronavirus pandemic.
The retailer has compressed a hiring process that can often take two weeks into as little as three hours by eliminating formal interviews and written job offers, giving store managers authority to make verbal offers right away, according to Dan Bartlett, executive vice-president of corporate affairs...
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