Cosmetics Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Nordstrom with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cosmetics Sales Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 58 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nordstrom overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nordstrom as a Cosmetics Sales Associate according to 58 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 28%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2018
Interview
The whole process took about a month, first got a call then set up an interview with hr a week later then got called a week later for a second interview which was with the managers from the brand you want to work at and then got another call a week later for a third interview which was a makeup demo and then waited another week for the call that I got hired and In two weeks I’ll start training. Pretty easy interview felt like I was talking to a friend and the makeup demo was easy. Just be confident and know why you want to work at Nordstrom and wear all black and if you don’t know much about the brand your applying for just do research
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Nordstrom?
How did you resolve a problem with a difficult client ?
Meet a hiring manager, meet the specific manager for your role, answer some simple questions. No demonstration of skills required. Expect to meet a few people before signing a contract.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom (The Woodlands, TX) in Nov 2022
Interview
Horrible! They only had 4 positions available with 100-250 applicants for each! After I applied they sent me a generic email, stating to come to their job fair! Seriously? Why would they even have a job fair for only 4 positions in the entire store (of which 100's of candidates already applied)!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Will you come to our open house job fair on a specific date with tons of other candidates (after they had already filled the positions)?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Richmond, VA) in Jun 2022
Interview
The interview process was quite easy, I applied then received a cll back followed by an interview with their HR and then another with the cosmetics floor manager. All interviews were easy and I was offered the job on the spot.