Walmart Woos College Grads With $210,000 Future as Store Bosses

Walmart Inc. is stepping up efforts to entice college graduates by unveiling a fast track to jobs as store managers -- positions that typically pay more than $200,000 a year and have traditionally taken years to get.

A new “College2Career program” will provide classroom training, hands-on experience and mentoring for recent and soon-to-be graduates, Walmart said in a statement Sunday. Top performers will be offered a newly created management role as an “emerging coach,” which provides starting pay of at least $65,000 a year and a speedy path to becoming a store manager.