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These 10 free MEA questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Walmart Manager Employment Assessment (MEA) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
An associate correctly declined a return that falls outside the return policy. The customer has escalated to you and is becoming loud near the front registers, where several other customers are waiting. Which action would be LEAST effective?
Correct answer: B - Tell the customer the associate was mistaken and process the return at the register
An associate tells her Coach that a coworker has repeatedly made comments about her religion. She asks the Coach not to tell anyone, because she does not want it to become a big issue in the department. Which action is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: C - Explain that this has to be reported, tell her what will happen next, and notify HR
For the past month, a Team Lead has personally completed two associates' end-of-shift zoning tasks so the department meets standard before close. The department has met standard every night. What is the primary weakness of this approach?
Correct answer: B - The standard is met without the associates becoming able to meet it
An item costs Walmart $10.00 and sells for $15.00. What is the gross margin percentage on this item?
Correct answer: A - 33.3%
A Coach reviews in-stock performance against a 95% target. Department A is at 88% and has improved in each of the last three weeks. Department B is at 93% and has declined in each of the last three weeks. Which department should the Coach address FIRST?
Correct answer: D - Department B, because the sustained decline signals a breaking process
A Coach arrives on shift and faces four situations at once: a customer is waiting at the service desk with a complaint, a truck arrives in twenty minutes with no one assigned to unload it, an associate has just reported that another Team Lead asked her to work after clocking out, and a coaching session is scheduled to begin now. Which should the Coach handle FIRST?
Correct answer: C - The report of an associate being asked to work after clocking out
On the work-style and self-report sections, a candidate rates himself in the top 10% of everyone he has worked with, on every single dimension. What is the primary risk of this approach?
Correct answer: B - The pattern can be flagged as over-claiming, which weakens the whole profile
A Team Lead notices an associate is not following the correct process on the sales floor. Rather than saying anything at the time, the Team Lead waits until the associate is in the back room and then explains the correct method one-on-one. Which of Walmart's four core values is most directly upheld by handling it this way?
Correct answer: C - Respect for the Individual
At the end of his shift, an associate offers to stay and finish restocking an aisle after clocking out. He says he does not mind and wants the area to look right for the morning. Which response is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: A - Thank him for the offer but tell him he must be clocked in to do any work
Two weeks after an associate raised a concern about her Team Lead through the Open Door process, the Team Lead moves her from her usual front-end shift to overnight stocking, saying it will give everyone some space. How should this action be characterized?
Correct answer: D - Retaliation, because an adverse change followed her use of the Open Door
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