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Walmart is piloting an AI tool that simulates a job interview for candidates applying to work at the company. It walks applicants through up to 10 practice questions, scores each response on a scale of 1 to 10, and gives instant feedback on how clearly and confidently the person answered. The pilot began in June 2025 with current Walmart employees and was planned to expand to all applicants.

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The AI Interview Coach was announced on June 5, 2025. The pilot began with internal associates before expanding to external applicants. Walmart separately offers AI-powered tools to help military veterans translate their service experience into language that maps to Walmart job roles. For its Central American operations (approximately 1,800 stores), Walmart partnered with Talkpush to automate hiring, achieving a 92% application completion rate and cutting the time to fill open positions in half. Walmart also provided a $250,000 grant to Case Western Reserve University to research how AI might reduce unconscious bias in hiring decisions.

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Trace Foundation. (2026). Walmart: Walmart is piloting an AI tool that simulates a job interview for candidates applying to work at the company. It walks applicants through up to 10 practice questions, scores each response on a scale of 1 to 10, and gives instant feedback on how clearly and confidently the person answered. The pilot began in June 2025 with current Walmart employees and was planned to expand to all applicants (data as of 2026-03-22) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/d5718e25-b304-4dbd-8074-39704ebcde1a. Accessed October 13, 2026.

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Data as of: March 22, 2026
Last verified: June 6, 2026

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