I know – when I try to convince few laid-off friends and family members to apply at Wal Mart they answer all the time, “I don’t want to work for peanuts when I can do so much better.”  You can?  In the meantime your unemployment checks will be running out soon and you haven’t mapped a plan out for your future, hoping a great job will fall in your lap!

As an example, knowing what I know now, here’s a great, realistic plan for success for a high school graduate jumping into the workforce or anyone else making a career change:

1.  I would submit a Walmart job application for an associates job with great enthusiasm.

2.  Once hired, I would try to get along with my co-workers and peers, and put great customer service on the very top of my list.

3.  I would express to my superiors a sincere desire to advance within the company and I would make sure my excellent performance on the job reflected my intentions.  This would also be a great time to inquire about training programs to further my skills within the company.

4.  I would show leadership skills tactfully without stepping on the toes of my peers, and prove I had the necessary frame of mind and talent to effectively lead during trying times.

5.  Once I landed an assistant manager position, I would first and foremost continue to encourage other people to fill out job applications at Walmart and put my effort into overdrive to be considered for a store manager position in due time and continue to advance my career with zest through their training program.

What does this plan really say?

If you really want something good and worthwhile to happen, you need to map out a plan for success, and the only person who can do it is you!

I’ve just described a simple plan that many WM associates have used to advance to managerial positions within a 3-5 year span.  Do you want to be the next person to land walmart stores job and succeed at climbing up the ladder quickly?