I applied in-person. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Santa Barbara, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Fun interview but challenging questions to see if you will do well on the floor with customers. Previous retail/customer service/sales is a plus so come with examples prepared of how you stood out in those jobs or went above and beyond for the customer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Example of how you would sell "XYZ bag or outfit" and treat the interviewer how you would a customer in your selling.
- Very easy and straightforward with a wonderful manager, only one interview and then was given offer shortly after which was great given that they wanted summer help. They were really only looking for full time, which I was ok with.
easy! attended the hiring event. You need to advocate and ask to interview for multiple departments in order to increase your chances of getting the job/dept you're looking for. interview process is repetitive but easy.
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.
Sales 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 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 1,356 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 Sales Associate according to 1,356 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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