In Celebration of National Military Appreciation Month, Walmart Announces the Hiring of nearly 6,000 Military Spouses Through...
May 21 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Walmart continues to make progress on the
Veterans Welcome Home Commitment with 226,637 veterans hired since
Memorial Day 2013
Walmart today announced the hiring of nearly 6,000 military
spouses since launching the Military Spouse Career Connection
(MSCC) on Veterans Day 2018. In its sixth month, the MSCC gives
hiring preference to military spouses who seek employment with
Walmart or Sam’s Club.
This announcement comes at a time when more than 75 percent of
our nation’s 500,000 military spouses want or need work, according
to the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment
Partnership. The MSCC serves as a natural step for Walmart, as the
company’s Military Family Promise, now in its ninth year, also
guarantees a job at a nearby store or club for all military
personnel and military spouses employed by the company who move to
a different part of the country as part of their military
service.
“Military spouses are a diverse, adaptable, educated and
team-oriented group of men and women,” said Retired Brig. Gen. Gary
Profit, senior director of military programs for Walmart. “They
have many of the same skills that veterans have, which makes them
highly desirable job candidates. It’s our honor to offer them
opportunities here at Walmart and beyond.”
“As a military wife, I feel like I served alongside my husband
in a lot of ways,” said Katie Tidmore, Walmart associate and first
hire through the Military Spouse Career Connection. “It was always
so hard to find steady or consistent work. I’m grateful to Walmart
for such a wonderful program.”
Beyond today’s announcement of the first hiring numbers for the
MSCC, the Walmart Foundation awarded a $1 million grant to Hire
Heroes USA to support the expansion of their employment programs
and improve data collection and reporting. Notably, a portion of
the funding will support a program manager for Hire Heroes’ Serving
Spouses, a career coaching program tailored specifically for
military spouses who face unique barriers to employment such as
frequent moves, childcare challenges while a spouse is deployed,
and having to re-obtain certifications that don’t transfer from
state to state.
“We are grateful for the Walmart Foundation's continued,
generous support of Hire Heroes USA. This investment will help us
continue our world-class program delivery for veterans and military
spouses who face unique challenges in the civilian job search.
Further, the grant will help us conduct critical data collection
and analysis that will inform the entire veteran service
community,” said Christopher Plamp, chief executive officer of
Hire Heroes USA. “Through our partnership with Walmart, we will
continue to strengthen military families and improve the lives of
the men and women who have served our country.”
May also marks the sixth anniversary of Walmart’s Veterans
Welcome Home Commitment (VWHC) which guarantees a job offer to any
eligible, honorably discharged U.S. veterans who separated from
active duty since the inception of the VWHC on Memorial Day 2013.
To date, more than 226,637 have been hired and more than 35,383
have been promoted to roles with higher pay and greater
responsibility at Walmart and Sam’s Club. The commitment recognizes
the important skills and leadership abilities veterans bring to the
civilian workforce, and helps veterans ease the often-difficult
transition from active duty to civilian life. Walmart is now more
than 90 percent of the way to reaching its goal of hiring 250,000
veterans by 2020.
For more information about Walmart’s commitment to veterans,
service members and military families, please visit:
http://www.walmartcareerswithamission.com/ or
http://corporate.walmart.com/global-responsibility/veterans-military-families/
and follow Walmart on Twitter @WalmartToday and @WalmartOrg.
*Editor’s Note: These projections and reported hires/promotions
include veterans hired under our original and expanded Commitment
as well as other veterans hired by Walmart in this time frame.
While we think it is particularly important to support soldiers as
they make the transition to civilian life, Walmart believes all
veterans deserve our respect and support, no matter when they left
active duty.
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save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail
stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, over
275 million customers and members visit our more than 11,300 stores
under 58 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce websites. With
fiscal year 2019 revenue of $514.4 billion, Walmart employs over
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About Philanthropy at Walmart
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the Walmart Foundation. By leaning in where our business has unique
strengths, we work to tackle key social issues and collaborate with
others to spark long-lasting systemic change. Walmart has stores in
27 countries, employing more than 2 million associates and doing
business with thousands of suppliers who, in turn, employ millions
of people. Walmart.org is helping people live better by supporting
programs that work to accelerate upward job mobility for frontline
workers, address hunger and make healthier, more sustainably-grown
food a reality, and build strong communities where Walmart
operates. To learn more, visit www.walmart.org or find us
on Twitter @walmartorg.
About Hire Heroes USA
Hire Heroes USA is a veteran service organization dedicated to
empowering US military members, veterans, and their spouses as they
seek civilian employment. Services include one-on-one coaching,
professionally revised resumes, mentoring, workshops, a job board,
career fairs and more. Hire Heroes USA is funded exclusively
through public donations and private grants, allowing services to
be provided at no cost to clients. Hire Heroes USA has earned a
4-star rating from Charity Navigator and also holds the GuideStar
Platinum Seal of Transparency. For more information about our
mission, services and how to get involved, please
visit hireheroesusa.org and follow us on
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