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      Commissioned Sales Associate Interview

      Oct 24, 2011
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Nordstrom in Oct 2011

      Interview

      I applied online. Then about 2 weeks after, I received a phone call to set up an interview at the store. When I got there it was a group interview process so I had to wait in the lobby for about 10 minutes or so. Then a woman came to get me, and one other woman that was waiting as well, and we went back to another waiting area. We only waited about 5 minutes. The woman came to get me again and she took me into a room that had several silver curtains hanging up all over the room. Other people were being interviewed behind these curtains. She took me back to our own silver curtain cubicle and asked me several questions like, "Why do I want to work for Nordstrom" and, "What's a situation where you had to go above and beyond for a customer", and similar questions such as those. I felt very comfortable and had no problem whatsoever answering the questions because they are pretty much common sense questions. She told me quickly about the hourly pay and commission, asked me if I had any questions and then asked me to return on Monday for a second interview with the department head for the designer section in women's apparel. She let me know that I would be asked several "situational" questions involving the products and how to sell them.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      What was a situation where you had to go above and beyond for a customer?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      How do you handle a disgruntled customer?
      1 Answer

      Other Commissioned Sales Associate Interview Reviews for Nordstrom

      Commissioned Sales Associate Interview

      Aug 28, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Aventura, FL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Nordstrom (Aventura, FL)

      Interview

      A few questions with someone then you’ll meet with a manager in a department they think you would good for. The department manager had me pick out an outfit for a pretend customer and describe why I picked certain items

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Talk about a previous great experience you gave to a customer
      Answer question

      Commission Sales Associate Interview

      Apr 4, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Seattle, WA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Nordstrom (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      Normal behavioral questions and questions related to retail experience/interest in fashion. Nice interviewer was low pressure experience. Interviewed by department manager. Heard back day of interview and started training very soon after.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time you worked in a team
      Answer question

      Commissioned Sales Associate Interview

      Nov 10, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      McLean, VA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nordstrom (McLean, VA) in Nov 2019

      Interview

      Applied online. Got an email about a week later. Went in to a Seasonal Hiring Event. Interviewed with a manager. Most questions were situational questions. Very easy process. Offererred position on the spot.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work here & what do you know about Nordstrom?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      How do prioritize things you have to do?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      What do you believe leads to a sale?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Tell me of a time that you went above and beyond for a customer?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      How would you initiate and complete a sale?
      Answer question

      Nordstrom interviews FAQs

      • Commissioned Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Nordstrom with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Commissioned Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 249 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 Commissioned Sales Associate according to 249 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  33%

        Phone interview:  25%

        Background check:  12%

        Personality test:  11%

        Skills test:  10%

        Group panel interview:  5%

        Presentation:  2%

        Other:  1%

        Drug test:  1%

        IQ intelligence test:  0%

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