Wondering About Linkedin?

Three things struck me about this article about Walmart's recruiting in Asia. First, if you're wondering about whether you should be in Linkedin or not - Walmart is recruiting for some very cool jobs - and they start with Linkedin. There is no mention of advertising in the article. If you wanted to be developing Walmart's e-commerce offering in Asia, you had to be on Linkedin. So, stop wondering. Yes, you need to be on Linkedin.

Two, if you thought the job you were hiring for was hard, consider what Walmart is trying to find: "six senior-level e-commerce pros in six weeks". Oh, and "you were in Hong Kong, the hiring executive is in San Francisco, the job is in China, and the req asks for Chinese-speaking, retail-savvy, online experienced, e-commerce marketers?". That's a challenge. Keep the bar high and keep looking.

Finally, Simon Heaton, Walmart’s managing director in Asia, has a pretty cool job himself: "Not even a year ago Heaton was working in Bentonville, Arkansas. Today, he’s building Walmart’s executive team in India, China, Japan, and wherever next in Asia the company grows." How did he get it? "I’ve always wanted to do a global role,” he says. To prepare, he would volunteer for projects that had a global component, and take on searches for overseas candidates or jobs." He recommends volunteering for the kinds of roles you want, and building your network. So do we.

http://www.ere.net/2012/01/11/walmarts-asia-team-goes-from-zero-to-onboa...