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40% more candidates engaged: Walmart's success with TalkScore application ranking system

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40% more candidates engaged: Walmart's success with TalkScore application ranking system

With over 1,800 stores across Central America and over a million job applicants annually, Walmart faced a monumental task: ensuring a seamless, unbiased, and efficient recruitment process.With over 1,800 stores across Central America and over a million job applicants annually, Walmart faced a monumental task: ensuring a seamless, unbiased, and efficient recruitment process.

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The transition: A Smarter, Data-Driven Approach to Assessments

In 2023, Walmart partnered with Talkpush to implement the TalkScore Ranking System. This cutting-edge solution replaced traditional assessments with a more dynamic and intuitive scoring mechanism.

TalkScore evaluates candidates across multiple dimensions:

  1. Technical proficiency: Providing real-time assessments tailored to specific job roles.
  1. Behavioral insights: Using structured data to gauge soft skills and cultural fit.
  1. Geolocation matching: Prioritizing candidates closest to job sites, reducing commuting issues and turnover risks.

Why TalkScore works

Unlike traditional assessments, which often rely on generic tests and manual reviews, TalkScore delivers:

  1. Real-Time feedback: Candidates receive immediate scores, keeping them engaged.
  1. Scalable processes: Walmart’s talent acquisition team manages over 700,000 monthly interactions with minimal manual intervention.
  1. Unbiased results: Automated evaluation eliminates human error and bias, fostering equitable hiring practices.

Results

92%

Completion rate.

Conversational and candidate-centric design

40%

Increase in technical assessment participation.

An additional 7,980 candidates completed TalkScore assessments monthly.

35%

Reduction in time-to-hire

supported by automated document collection, speeding up the recruitment timeline.

98%

Of incoming traffic is automatically sorted

by custom automation configurations reducing manual effort and improving efficiency.

Like Walmart and many other forward-thinking companies, you can transition to a superior candidate experience and trust the best predictor of performance.

"Talkpush has streamlined our recruitment process, reducing the time and effort required for screening and shortlisting candidates. It has significantly impacted our recruitment efforts, optimizing the overall process. The platform enables us recruiters to have an effective connection and engagement with our applicants. Lastly, Talkpush provides customization options, allowing us to tailor the platform based on our specific recruitment needs."

Sherry Ann Bartolome
TA Leader - McDonalds Philippines

94%

Candidate experience satisfaction score

reflecting a high level of engagement and positive feedback from applicants.

2X

Doubling of the pre-screening completion rate

streamlining the early stages of the hiring process.

35%

Reduction in time-to-hire

supported by automated document collection, speeding up the recruitment timeline.

98%

Of incoming traffic is automatically sorted

by custom automation configurations reducing manual effort and improving efficiency.

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