Salees Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Nordstrom with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Salees Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 1,354 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 Salees Associate according to 1,354 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 26%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Skokie, IL) in Apr 2018
Interview
Walk around the sales floor. Brief selling roleplay. More in depth discussion of the job. Availability, commission, meet a few associates. Spoke about Nordstrom culture and the emphasis on being the best that customer service could offer. Bringing purchased items outside to customers car, waiting on customers and providing value to each transaction.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What product would you recommend for this type of customer?
So easy, I went to a job fair and was hired on the spot. They need people in the kids department, that's the easiest section to get into. They just ask about your personality and who you are.
Was inside Barton creek mall, hiring manager was prompt and clear with questions ranging from how I would handle difficult customers, to my personal experiences that could apply to the job.