I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NIKE (Portland, OR) in Jan 2020
Interview
Applied in early October to multiple internship opportunities. Didn't hear anything until late December (thought it was a reject-ghost at that point and was not actively following up or keeping tabs on it).
Received an email requesting an interview. Scheduled for early January. Spoke to a university recruiter for 30 minutes about intern offerings and answering questions mainly gauging interest in Nike, your values, and relevant skills or projects. Mainly behavioral questions. Was told that next round would be mid January and offers would be made in late January.
Got an email two weeks later to schedule two 45-minute video calls with specific teams. Spoke to team managers and directors. These calls were more technical. Went into details about projects, spoke about interests within the domains of my projects, decisions made, skills learned, technologies used. No leetcode type questions. Best way to describe it is Nike wants to gauge your interest and competence. Mostly, they aren't trying to figure out the extent of your knowledge (maybe a couple super in depth questions). If you can speak to your projects, decisions, skills with confidence and understanding (and you know what you don't know - you are not expected to know everything), you will be fine. About 30-35 minutes about you and you get the rest to ask questions.
Received an offer the next week. Whole process took just over a month. Easygoing and fairly transparent groups and process.
Very informative and straightforward. Human resources was easy to work with, answered all my questions, and made the entire process clear and transparent from start to finish. Their professionalism made what could have been a stressful process feel seamless."
Submitted resume and cover letter then got a hireview, importance on why Nike and draw to company and oregon. Next round is virtual and then go for a live day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Nike and how does this link to your long term goals?
I applied online. I interviewed at NIKE in Oct 2025
Interview
I got a HireVue interview, but I waited for 2 months and was rejected. But I got the manager, and the hiring people saw my LinkedIn profile. I know that doesn't mean anything.
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at NIKE with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 70 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NIKE overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NIKE as a Intern according to 70 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 26%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 3%
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