Assistant Manager 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 21 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 Assistant Manager according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Presentation: 17%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2012
Interview
The department manager will interview you to see if you and her would be a good fit together as a team. Since you do work side by side. Its about the connection in order to build a team
Straight to the point if you have sales experience
Be open and honest about your love of fashion and make sure you are customer focused
Easy questions and some managers will make you answer all questions so be prepared for some lengthy questions that are repetitive
Promotion from Sales person. Interviewed with department manager and store manager. I needed my then current store managers approval as well. After the interview with the Nashville store manager, I was offered the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whya re you interested in this role vs a salesperson position?
Sat down and had a conversation for 20 minutes, they asked general questions. Very simple and easy anyone could do it I am sure. Then they offered the job to me immediately