![]() ![]() One of the perks of the unofficial associates’ military club is getting advice from some of retail’s top minds. “There’s always someone to pick you up and teach you,” Huntsman said. Huntsman says there’s a whole network of military veterans at Walmart who go out of their way to help and support their fellow service members. “I tell people I know from the Army that I write doctrine now, and they know exactly what I mean.” “We’re very similar to the military in a lot of ways,” Huntsman said. She said a lot of the transition from the military to Walmart is just learning retail and the differing terminology. ![]() It’s a complex job to be sure, but even after a decade of working for Walmart, Hunstman’s military experience continues to prove useful. These guides are an important part of running any successful and profitable store, and they’re referenced several times a day by the company’s 1.2 million U.S. They help associates learn the most effective and efficient ways to do everything from making cupcakes to cleaning floors. One Best Way guides are essential operational manuals for everything in a Walmart store. Now, she’s the senior director responsible for Walmart’s in-store procedural guides. She’s been promoted to leadership positions at the market, regional and divisional levels. Since then, Huntsman’s responsibilities have continued to grow. Within only three months, she was promoted to store manager. Once she was hired as a developmental store manager, Jessica discovered the things she had learned in the military fit very well at Walmart. Walmart was beginning to focus on hiring military personnel in 2010 and made a formal commitment in 2013 to hire 250,000 military service members in seven years. That’s when her brother, who had worked at the company since he was 16 years old, suggested she apply. I had all this great military experience, but no takers,” she said. She recalled how difficult it was trying to land a job fresh out of the military. She served in the Army for eight years, and since joining Walmart in 2010, she’s been able to accomplish a lot. Now working at Walmart’s Home Office in Bentonville, Jessica Huntsman has had ten years to think about why Walmart makes the perfect fit for many veterans. ![]()
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