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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) 1 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) Carolina Pagano Senior Director, Sam’s Club Talent Acquisition September 2012 Knowledge Economy to Human Progress: Walking the talk
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Knowledge Economy to Human Progress: Walking the talk

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Knowledge Economy to Human Progress: Walking the talk by Carolina Pagano, Senior Director, Recruiting, Sam's Club featured at the 2nd International Conference: Brazil: A pathway into the future from the Emerging Markets Institute at Cornell University's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management and Better Brazil
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Page 1: Knowledge Economy to Human Progress: Walking the talk

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)1 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)

Carolina Pagano

Senior Director, Sam’s Club Talent AcquisitionSeptember 2012

Knowledge Economy to Human Progress: Walking the talk

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1. WALMART & SAM’S CLUB

2. BRAZIL OVERVIEW

3. WALMART BRAZIL

4. BRIDGE GAP FOR TALENT

TOPICS

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WALMART-BY THE NUMBERS

World’s Largest Private Employer

Million Associates Worldwide

Billion in Sales

Countries Represented

Fortune Company

2.2

$444

27

#1

*FYE 11 TOTALS

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SAM’S CLUB USA -BY THE NUMBERS

Sam’s Club Locations

Billion in Sales

Associates Nationwide

613

110,000

$53

*FYE 11 TOTALS

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12

3

Respect for the individual

Service to our customers

Striving for excellence

OUR FOUNDATION-3 BASIC BELIEFS

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GIVING PILLARS

Education

Workplace Development & Economic Opportunity

Environmental Sustainability

Health & Wellness

Youth Entrepreneurship Education

Small Business Support

Health & Wellness

$958 million in cash and in kind contributions around the world (FYE11)

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OUR COMMITTMENT

WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSESFARMS & FACTORIES

GENDER DIVERSITYJOB TRAINING & EDUCATION

CHARITABLE GIVING$20

Billion to be invested inWomen’s Economic Empowerment

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BRAZIL OVERVIEW

2012-2014 and Beyond….

• Soccer Word Cup 2014:US $11.3 Billion investment

• 2016 Olympic Games:US$14.4 billion investment

• Continued growth of middle –class wealth

• Market consolidation, professionalization of family owned companies and globalization of Brazilian “Multilatinas”

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DOING BUSINESS IN BRAZIL

Obstacles

• Complex tax structure (county, state, federal)

• High financing costs

• Very protective labor laws

• Policy uncertainty

• High crime rates, particularly in large cities

• Poor quality of public education

Advantages

• Big domestic market

• Large population of young consumer

• Ongoing infrastructure developments may eventually reduce costs

• Significant investment opportunities

• Abundant natural resources

• Political stability

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WALMART BRAZIL FORMATS

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KEY PROGRAMS

Walmart Institute,Social School of Retail

• In 2010, the Social Retailing School trained 30 educators and approximately 1,000 young adults in six Brazilian states.*

• The goal is to have 20,000 people trained and incorporated into the labor market by 2014.*

*Sited from Walmart 2011 Global Responsibility Report

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KEY PROGRAMS

Trainee Programs

• 1 year program

• University Graduate

• Corporate focused, occupy leadership roles quickly

Young Apprentice Programs

•1 year program

• Partnership with SENAC

• Corporate focused career trajectory

Internship Programs

• Varied length of program

• University students

• Extremely competitive

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HUMAN CAPITAL-POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

1. Career and Development

2. Management and Leadership

3. Company Brand and Employee Value Proposition

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“High Expectations are the key to everything.”

Sam Walton