I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom in Jan 2015
Interview
this was just the phone interview. This is a pretty general phone interview and they ask customer service questions so be prepared with scenarios where you've made disgruntled customers satisfied etc. They also ask about the specific location and your answer should be yes you're solely interested in that location.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
explain a time when your performance was compared to others? (tricky question)
Interview with department manager, second interview with brand manager. May have to do artistry interview. She has your number in case she wants you guys in touch and we will be in contact to get the information on this as soon we get the results of our interview with her on the job interview with
I was asked how much experience I had in sales and makeup. The interview was casual and I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. It was a good experience overall. The managers were kind and very helpful during the entire process.
3 stage interview. 1 with department manager, 2 with brand manager, 3 artistry interview. The company has been in business since I started working for it in January in New Hampshire in June
Nordstrom interviews FAQs
Cosmetics Counter Manager 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 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cosmetics Counter Manager roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 75 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 Cosmetics Counter Manager according to 75 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 26%
Personality test: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 1%
Other: 1%
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