Alejandra Gonzalez CIS 340

Wal-Mart Human Resources

A successfully and competitive company as Wal-Mart, cares about the personnel and convenience system of hiring. According with the human resources department, this big company had pass trough several stages that with the time and the help of information systems have change saving time.

Past Few years ago the hiring process was very complex, there where long waiting lines, applications were made in the store, resumes were submitted by hand writing and there were any information about the available positions. Interviews took a lot of time and also long waiting lines.

Present Wal-Mart is a company that likes to compete and is interested in the saving time. Wal-Mart has change its hiring system thanks to the advanced information system that the have. Nowadays, the hiring system is easy and fast.

Resumes can be submitted by fax and by web. Positions are also posted by web. With this new technology the saving of time by scheduling interviews by eliminating long lines.

Future Wal-Mart is a company that always is thinking in technology and advances. Human Resources department want to implement a new way of interview system by video conferencing.

Wal-Mart as a leader in department stores will be continuing improving with more technology and doing things easier