New Wal-Mart begins hiring process today

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Wal-Mart will begin accepting applications today for about 230 jobs at its new location at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive, officials said Tuesday. The store is set to open this summer.

Anyone interested in applying can begin the process online at Walmart.com/apply, said Cheryl White, supervisor at the Lawrence Workforce Center, where Wal-Mart is setting up a hiring location.

Photo by Ryan McGeeney

Wal-Mart has announced its new location near 6th and Wakarusa streets will oven in late April, and is projected to employ more than 250 people.

Wal-Mart personnel officials will begin to call applicants into the center for interviews and will probably work on hiring individuals from there for about six weeks, White said. Potential applicants can also register with the center and use its computers to begin the application process.

White said Wal-Mart took extra computers to the center to ease what was expected to be a high application load.

The Lawrence Workforce Center, 2540 Iowa St., is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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