After finishing the Walmart assessment test, most applicants have the same question: did I pass? Walmart's assessment doesn't give you a traditional score like 87% or 62/75. Instead, it gives you a result category—and understanding what those categories mean is the key to interpreting your results.
This guide explains how the Walmart assessment results work, what each outcome means, and what to do next whether you passed or not.
Walmart uses an online pre-employment assessment called the Retail Pre-Employment Assessment (or simply the Walmart Assessment Test). It's typically required during the application process, before or alongside your application for hourly positions. The assessment takes about 20–40 minutes and covers:
There are no math or reading tests in the standard Walmart pre-employment assessment—it's primarily attitudinal and situational. The test is designed to measure whether your work values and approach to customer situations align with Walmart's expectations.
After completing the assessment, your result will typically fall into one of these categories:
Some applicants see "Highly Recommended" as a designation—though Walmart hasn't officially published all category names, applicants report seeing tiered results. The key distinction is whether your result is positive (some form of "Recommended") or negative ("Not Recommended").
There are a few ways to find out your assessment result:
In many cases, you'll see your result immediately after completing the assessment on-screen. If the system shows you a message indicating you can proceed or that your application is moving forward, that's a positive sign. A message that your application will still be reviewed but mentions the assessment result can indicate a "Not Recommended" outcome.
Log in to the Walmart Hiring Center (hiring.walmart.com) and check your application status. If your assessment result is attached to your application, you may be able to see your status there. Look for language like "Assessment Complete — Recommended" or similar.
If you receive a call, email, or text inviting you to an interview or requesting additional steps in the application process, you passed. Walmart doesn't typically invite candidates with "Not Recommended" results for interviews unless there are extenuating circumstances (like very high hiring volume in a specific location).
If you completed the assessment and your application sits without movement for 2–3 weeks—no interview invitation, no follow-up—it often indicates a "Not Recommended" result. That said, Walmart's hiring pace varies significantly by location and time of year. High-demand periods (holiday season, new store openings) can delay responses even for recommended candidates.
A "Recommended" result moves your application forward, but it doesn't guarantee an interview or job offer. Here's the typical sequence:
The time from assessment completion to job offer varies—typically 1–4 weeks for most positions, though it can be faster during high-hiring periods and slower when locations are fully staffed.
A "Not Recommended" result doesn't permanently close the door. Here are your options:
Walmart's assessment results have a waiting period before you can retake it. Historically this has been 60 days, though Walmart doesn't always publish this clearly. After the waiting period, your previous result is no longer active and you can reapply and retake the assessment with a fresh start.
Assessment results are typically position-specific. If you applied for a cashier role and received "Not Recommended," applying for a different type of position (e.g., overnight stocking, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Sam's Club) sometimes allows you to take a different or fresh assessment.
The Walmart assessment isn't testing knowledge you study for—it's testing attitudinal alignment. Questions are framed as workplace scenarios, and the "best" answers consistently reflect:
If you approach the assessment thinking about how Walmart would want an ideal associate to respond—rather than how you personally would respond in a given situation—your answers will align more closely with the criteria the test measures. The Walmart assessment test answers practice guide covers the types of scenarios you'll encounter and the values the test is designed to measure.
The most common mistakes that lead to a negative result:
The standard Walmart pre-employment assessment applies to external applicants—people applying for the first time. Internal promotions and role changes for existing associates use different evaluation processes. Current Walmart associates applying for team lead or management roles go through separate evaluation processes that may or may not include assessment components depending on the role.
The Walmart Pathways program (onboarding and early career development) includes its own assessments for associate development, separate from the hiring assessment. If you're already a Walmart associate, your hiring assessment result is no longer relevant to your advancement—performance evaluations, manager feedback, and Pathways program completion are what matter.
Since you can't study facts for this assessment, preparation means understanding the values it's testing and practicing applying them to scenarios. Focus on:
Going through sample questions and thinking through the logic of each answer—not just picking the obvious choice—is the most effective preparation. The cheat sheet approach (memorizing specific answers) doesn't work well because scenarios vary across assessment versions, but understanding the underlying principles that generate correct answers is transferable.
Try these questions from our free Walmart practice tests. The correct answer and an explanation follow each question.
During a negotiation with a Walmart buyer, a supplier focuses solely on achieving the lowest possible price for Walmart, even at the expense of their own long-term stability. While this may secure the deal, which negotiation principle are they failing to apply for a sustainable partnership?
Answer: B. Creating a win-win situation by focusing on long-term mutual goals.
Successful, long-term relationships with Walmart are built on a partnership approach. While price is critical, negotiations should focus on creating mutual value and a 'win-win' outcome. This involves problem-solving, focusing on common goals like driving costs out of the system together, and ensuring the supplier can remain profitable and innovative, which benefits both parties in the long run.
A Walmart store manager notices that the stockout rate for a popular grocery item has increased significantly, leading to customer complaints. According to Walmart's key operational productivity metrics, what is the MOST direct and immediate issue the manager needs to address?
Answer: B. The duration of order filling
Walmart's operational management focuses on several key productivity metrics, including revenues per sale unit, stockout rate, and the duration of order filling. A high stockout rate indicates that inventory for a product is empty despite demand. The most direct cause of a stockout is a delay or failure in replenishing the stock, which points to the duration of order filling as the primary issue to investigate and resolve.
What is the primary strategic advantage for Walmart in offering a seamless omnichannel return process, where customers can easily return items purchased on Walmart.com to any physical store?
Answer: A. It drives online shoppers into physical stores, creating opportunities for additional sales.
While reducing shipping costs is a benefit, the main strategic goal of in-store returns for online purchases is to increase foot traffic. When a customer enters a store for a return, there is a high probability they will make an additional purchase, thereby increasing their total spend with Walmart.
A supplier, pleased with recent sales, offers a Walmart buyer premium tickets to a major sporting event. According to Walmart's Global Statement of Ethics, which principle would this action most directly violate?
Answer: A. Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
Walmart's policy on Conflicts of Interest strictly prohibits associates from accepting gifts or entertainment from suppliers or vendors they work with. This is to ensure that all business decisions are made objectively and in the best interest of Walmart, without any appearance of improper influence.