I’m applying for new grad roles for Spring 2020, and Walmart has been selling its category specialist role pretty heavily to new graduates, making it seem very appealing. However, a quick search on LinkedIn and Glassdoor shows total compensation at around $70,000 for the Bay Area, and some complain that the work is not at all glamorous or interesting like it’s made out to be. Is this level of compensation and assessment of the work true?
I would not take it and I do not think it’s going to be there for long. Do not ask me why. Thank me later ...
Thanks! I’ve decided to not pursue the category specialist position.
Agree with randm
Thanks! I’ve decided to not pursue the category specialist position.
TC for the CS role is $65k with no prior full time experience or undergrad and for grad school or people with full time experience $70k
Thanks for the information! Based on that TC I would not want to take the role.
Look, I’m at Hoboken and let me say - if you can find another gig, go for it. If you come here, it’ll be cool and interesting for about 6 months and then rapidly decline. Not much room for movement within the CS track and literally no avenue for movement outside to other verticals within WMT e-commerce. I’ve learned a ton, but at the expense of truly realizing that the company just hired great talent to get tough work done quickly. There’s no long term growth or career plan. It’ll make you a great recruiting asset on the tail end of it though...
Thanks for sharing your experience! I will take your advice and not pursue the role.
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They describe it as “being the CEO of your own category”. Lots of analysis and working with others to get ads on the website. Might be good for a year or two, if you want some general experience in a big company. If you don’t have a tech background, might be a good launchpad.
Is the total compensation really $70,000? I’m currently working as a PM intern at a tech company (I’m a business major with some coding experience) and expecting to make more as a PM.
I think you should continue the PM path, see if there are associate PM roles available. My impression is, the career ladder is limited for category specialists, and there’s many more PM opportunities outside of retail. Also, you get paid the big bucks to envision products. No idea about category specialist TC.