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      Management Interview

      Apr 10, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Nordstrom in Apr 2015

      Interview

      Applied online and received e-mail confirmation stating that "We have reviewed your application and think that you have the qualifications and skills we're looking for. We'd like a chance to get to know more about you" so they invited me to online schedule a phone interview. Later on, HR called to say they would bypass phone and schedule me for an in-person interview. All was professionally communicated: time, location and prep needed, and I even received a reminder call a day before the interview. In-person interview questions were very general and intended to find out what you stand for, what's professionally important to you, how you would relate to people you'd manage, and how serious you are about sales in general (and, the 'bottom line', of course). Everyone seemed quite pleasant (they are HR, after all, so they know how to do that). I was impressed. Unfortunately, I was not invited to the second interview, but what disappointed me even more, was the way they communicated it. My interviewer phoned me the very next morning and left a kind message to call her back. When I did, she seemed to not know who I was, and even asked who called me that morning (!!?). Then she said she had my info, but would have to put me on hold to look at it (!!), and then came back saying that she did not have anything to tell me and would call me the following day "after discussing the subject with her associates". A couple of hours later, another person called to inform me that they were "going with another candidate". Needles to say, my first impression that they were professional and organized, was ruined. It's a shame.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you measure success?
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      Management Interview

      Apr 10, 2018
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Costa Mesa, CA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Costa Mesa, CA) in Mar 2018

      Interview

      Sit down with HR for a hew scenario questions, then hit the sales floor for role playing. There are about 10-15 questions and I would recommend giving responses that people can relate to.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe one time you did not accomplish a goal you set for yourself, and how you responded to failing that goal.
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      Management Interview

      Mar 27, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom in Mar 2017

      Interview

      Had a first interview with other people applying for the internship, but were split up into one on one interviews with different department managers. I was offered a final interview at the first interview. The final interview was one on one with the store manager and only lasted about 15 minutes.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time you helped a difficult customer and how did you overcome that?
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      Management Interview

      Feb 24, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Richmond, VA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Richmond, VA) in Feb 2016

      Interview

      I'm currently still in the interview process. After I completed my application. I received an email for an interiview that was computer based. I had to record myself answering pre-asked questions. Then a couple of days later, a store contacted me for a skype interview, since I wasn't in the location of the store.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your summer availability? What school do you attend and what is your major?
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      Nordstrom interviews FAQs

      • Management applicants have rated the interview process at Nordstrom with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Management roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Management according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  25%

        One on one interview:  25%

        Group panel interview:  17%

        Presentation:  8%

        Background check:  8%

        Personality test:  8%

        Drug test:  8%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(4914) ;
        2. Retail Sales Associate(835) ;
        3. Department Manager(473) ;
        4. Customer Service Representative(451) ;
        5. Commissioned Sales Associate(449) ;
        6. Sales(374) ;
        7. Salesperson(357) ;
        8. Assistant Manager(331) ;
        9. Cosmetics Counter Manager(331) ;
        10. Assistant Department Manager(269) ;
        11. Logistics Processor(248) ;
        12. Service Experience Representative(229) ;
        13. Manager(213) ;
        14. Sales Representative(184) ;
        15. Stylist(181) .


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