I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Los Angeles, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
First round is a video interview on HireVue that is all behavioral/common questions (career goals, why Nordstrom etc.) Second round is in store "group" interviews. In reality, they were one-on-one interviews but you talked to multiple people and cycled between interviewers. All interviewers were department managers. No one from HR was present that day. In-store interview was very straight forward if you prepared. Focused mostly on situational questions with a good amount of behavioral questions thrown in there. Very interested in how you fit into company culture and your decision making skills. Mainly situational questions and sales simulations. Focused on good customer service and using good judgement as well as commission based compensation. Interviewed with 2 people. First person was behavioral and situational with a short sales simulation. Second person was all sales simulation in a specific department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you didn't meet a goal. Tell me about a time you were in a team and how you functioned within that team.
Sell something to me (positive attributes, negative attributes, how to close a sale, how to help a customer on the fence).
How would you be a better sales associate? How do you feel about Nordstrom's culture? What would you do in an awkward situation with a customer?
Great!! It wasn’t too difficult at all the interview process was super smooth it was on higher view so it was virtual which I had never done but it definitely was a good change that I needed and it was great experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic questions which weren’t terrible!! Loved this interview!
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom
Interview
I got an email to come in for the on site interview. The first round, they ask you behavioral questions and few challenging questions. Then I moved to a different room where I had to do on spot sales.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when a customer was mad and how you resolved it
One in person interview that lasted about 30 minutes. Many behavioral questions and questions regarding your resume. A few situational questions about what you would do on the sales floor.
Retail Management 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 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Retail Management roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 135 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 Retail Management according to 135 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 23%
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 6%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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