phone interview at first. About 10 minutes just basic questions then in person is more in depth about company, it’s history + sales drills (put together an outfit) overall it was pretty easy just do ur research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Put together an outfit for this person going to... so and so
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Very standardized interview with the department manager, all behavioral questions, was a little repetitive. Only one interview round. Make sure to ask about commission payout because it differs by department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself/walk me through your resume. Do you have any sales experience?
Very simple, just an online interview followed by in-person. Asked about past experience and situational questions dealing with customers. Nothing too hard but always remain customer-oriented. Got my offer the following day and started the following week.
great and quick. they were very welcoming and asked a few questions. attended the hiring day event which was a bit better. They were very direct on what was to be asked of the job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked how i would help a customer with a daughter looking for a dress who doesn’t like wearing dresses
Salesperson 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 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Salesperson roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 77 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 Salesperson according to 77 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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