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I left Walmart voluntarily last year for a new opportunity. Semi long term associate.(12 years)

Tips:

Get your resume professionally done.

Confidence is key... practice your stories that you will use.

If you are not an expert on a subject, don’t list it. IF you want to list it, study, and become a confident / competent person in regards to it.

Speak up!! Again, you need to be confident!!! Make them WANT you... this at times can be more so about how confident you are vs how technical you are. Businesses want leaders with skill that can fit in with their team...

Be prepared with multiple success and failure stories..

Practice your skills and weakness response... very hard question...

Make sure to look at glass door for salaries for the particular role you are going for.. make sure your requirement is close to that range, and make sure it’s more then you already make.

Don’t tell them you want a new job because of your company moral... never speak negatively of your past company or people you worked with... companies want winners... fake it if you have too

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I would also suggest not waiting on your job searches and interviews until your are actually kicked to the curb. Take the job if the offer is as good or better than what you are getting. Or even to get out of the WM toxic environment. Once you are unemployed, the interviewing company knows they can low ball you on the salary because you may be in a situation may be a bit desperate - you will take anything they offer.

I hated the feeling of living in fear if I could lose my job every week. Then I would go home on Friday with a sense of relief that I made it. Then on Sunday evening that feeling of dread and fear would creep back. I became proactive and left this past September after 10 years. Last day was on a Friday. Then turned around and started Monday.

This is a good start. What I would add to this from my experience when I left is that you have to craft your message about your value to the company you're going to try to work for.

I found that companies did not think that I could function well in a much smaller or less structured environment.

They also thought the roles at Walmart were so highly specialized that I couldn't get out of my own way to solve other problems.

It doesn't mean it's true, but I saw it so much that it was pretty easy to see that that's something we have to overcome in a lot of job interviews.

Be prepared to speak about how you will successfully transition to smaller and less structured organizations. After all, compared to Walmart they all are.

Then, when you get hired be prepared to deliver. I feel like my Walmart experience prepared me for anything and its been great for me, and that's the case for all of you too. You will all do great if you have the right mindset. Good luck.

Lose weight, will help with confidence, and help past the time

I just posted a thread on this - you can check it out here @Rrxp944

I've searched this site for previous posts on a similar topic, found about 10 solid discussions with a ton of replies and suggestions...

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/Rrxp944

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That’s awesome! I left also after 17 years. My life has been so much better!

While you’re checking out Glassdoor, also look at the Reviews and Interviews sections to get an idea of company culture and the interview expectations.

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