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Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT) will increase its workforce by 36% in the next five years to take advantage of growing international demand.
The new hires will take the company’s headcount to 3 million, from 2.2 million now, Susan Chambers, executive vice president for human resources, said at a conference in India.
New employees will be hired “mostly” outside the United States, Chambers…
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Wal-Mart to Increase Workforce by 36% in Five Years originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:39:00.
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