Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Nordstrom with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 116 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 Intern according to 116 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Seattle, WA)
Interview
After a phone screen, they called a group of us to the downtown corporate office to an all-day round of interviews, part of which was group activities and part of which was one-on-one interviews with various staff members. We also had to bring a presentation to answer a technical question they sent us by e-mail a couple of days earlier.
While others I know had a great experience here, this was the worst interview I have experienced in my life. One of my interviewers was clearly browsing the internet or reading his e-mail while I was answering his questions and he looked like he was trying not to laugh for about half of our time together. Although it's possible I was unqualified, I don't think it was something I said which was so hilarious. Furthermore, another office worker strolled over to us in the middle of our interview (which was in an open space) and started speaking to my interviewer about mundane stuff ("hey, what's up dude?") while I was answering a question. My interviewer actually engaged him for at least a minute before turning back to me, at which point he seemingly forgot I hadn't actually answered his previous question before moving on.
Though this wasn't how the entire interview went, this one interviewer's behavior was mind-blowingly unprofessional to me and I can't bring myself to consider them again, despite their interest in trying again next year.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you worked in a group. Tell us about your technical experience. Why do you want to work here? Standard stuff
The interview process was ok. It was a digital interview. Some of the questions threw me off. Come prepared about the company’s history. If your prepared you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's one thing Nordstrom financial could do better?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2023
Interview
Very personable and overall encouraging interview experience beginning with portfolio/resume submission. Employees are wonderful people and the overall experience interviewing was streamlined and positive. I would highly recommend this experience and this company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something you hope to gain in this experience?
I applied online. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Farmington, CT)
Interview
I met with HR where they asked a few basic interview questions. At the end, I had to do a selling exercise of different items. It was overall laid back, and they wanted to get a sense of if I could interact with customers