Gu Jia/Shanghai Daily news

During the past three days the Employment Service Center in Pudong has been flooded by over 2 000 job seekers competing for the 500 positions in the new Wal-Mart shopping mall, today's Oriental Morning Post reported.
"I took a number on the first floor, then waited for an interview on the sixth floor," said Li Xueqin, a 22-year-old girl who used to be a cashier at another shopping mall.
"I feel like I am in the hospital, " Li smiled, waving the number slip in her hand.
"We do this to ensure an equal interview opportunity for every job seeker here, and to better control the person-flow in the center," explained Hu, an official from the Public Relations Department of Wal-Mart China.
"Every applicant is offered the same period of time during the interview, regardless of the position he is applying for, whether it is ordinary staff or senior manager," Hu added.
The Human Resources Department of Wal-Mart China believes that it is the favorable working conditions in the company that mostly attracts local job seekers.  The company will sign a continuing contract with no fixed term with a staff member after a three-year contract trial period is completed, if the work has been satisfactory.
"Most applicants for the first interview are qualified as the requirements now are very simple. There is even no limit on Hukou (residence requirement)," Wal-Mart claims.