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A storm is coming. As experienced professionals in fields including manufacturing and transportation retire, many occupations will become increasingly difficult to recruit for, worsening the existing skills shortage.
Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, is turning to its 2.1 million global employees to fill the gaps.
When the company realized it would need to fill 100,000 “higher-paying and in-demand” roles within the next three years, it decided to focus on developing its existing employees. Lo Stomski, Walmart’s chief talent officer, is leading the team focused on making this talent strategy possible at Walmart.
“We try to create 2.1 million unique career paths