I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2018
Interview
Online assessment - testing mostly typing and customer service skills followed by an in-person interview in their Chicago office with 2 sales managers & ending in a job shadow.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you give us an example of a time working in a group was difficult and how did you resolve it?
Just one in person interview- met with a few managers- laid back interview they made me feel comfortable. Met with 2 managers then 2 other managers then they showed me around
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Make sure to ask questions like- Do we need to find leads ourselves? They were impressed when I asked this
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2018
Interview
I had to do an online typing, phone call voicemail, and basic questions quiz. Once I passed that, I did a 20-minute phone interview quick run-through of resume with hiring manager. Then I traveled to Chicago for in-person interview with 2 sales managers. It was really relaxed, another resume run-through.
National Stylist applicants have rated the interview process at Nordstrom with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for National Stylist roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 National Stylist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 25%
Phone interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Other: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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