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      Sales Associate Interview

      Feb 3, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bellevue, WA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Bellevue, WA) in Jan 2015

      Interview

      I completed an online questionare/test. Most of the questions were customer service related and were multiple choice. I think the main objective was to weed out people who didn't have the tools to work everyday with people and in a fast paced, competitive work environment where you are asked to do anything and everything and where you have to be super flexible with your schedule as well as being able to deal with angry customers and maintain a very professional attitude no matter what. After submitting the test I was then contacted to set up a phone interview. I was asked a variety of questions such as explain why you want to work for Nordstrom, explain a time when you were a part of a team and you went above and beyond what was expected of you and what role you played and if business was slow how would you generate sales. I was then contacted via email to set up another day and time to have a 1:1. The questions were generally the same. One of the questions I was asked was to name a time when I was part of a team, the role I played and how I contributed. I was also asked why they should hire me over someone else as well as how I felt about commission and working in a competitive environment. I was contacted a final time to set up an additional interview with the head of the department but unfortunately I had already been offered a position with another company I had been interviewing with.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Name a time when I was able to contribute to a team and the outcome.
      Answer question
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      Other Sales Associate Interview Reviews for Nordstrom

      Sales Associate Interview

      Jul 22, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Nordstrom

      Interview

      - Very easy and straightforward with a wonderful manager, only one interview and then was given offer shortly after which was great given that they wanted summer help. They were really only looking for full time, which I was ok with.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      - How do you see yourself here?
      Answer question

      Sales Associate Interview

      Jul 19, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Los Angeles, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Nordstrom (Los Angeles, CA)

      Interview

      easy! attended the hiring event. You need to advocate and ask to interview for multiple departments in order to increase your chances of getting the job/dept you're looking for. interview process is repetitive but easy.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What was a time you made a customer happy?
      Answer question

      Sales Associate Interview

      May 27, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Thousand Oaks, CA
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Nordstrom (Thousand Oaks, CA)

      Interview

      So easy, I went to a job fair and was hired on the spot. They need people in the kids department, that's the easiest section to get into. They just ask about your personality and who you are.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      how would you sell a product
      Answer question

      Nordstrom interviews FAQs

      • Sales Associate 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 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 1,356 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 Sales Associate according to 1,356 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  30%

        Phone interview:  26%

        Background check:  11%

        Personality test:  8%

        Skills test:  7%

        Presentation:  6%

        Group panel interview:  5%

        Drug test:  4%

        IQ intelligence test:  3%

        Other:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(4914) ;
        2. Retail Sales Associate(835) ;
        3. Department Manager(473) ;
        4. Customer Service Representative(451) ;
        5. Commissioned Sales Associate(449) ;
        6. Sales(374) ;
        7. Salesperson(357) ;
        8. Assistant Manager(331) ;
        9. Cosmetics Counter Manager(331) ;
        10. Assistant Department Manager(269) ;
        11. Logistics Processor(248) ;
        12. Service Experience Representative(229) ;
        13. Manager(213) ;
        14. Sales Representative(184) ;
        15. Stylist(181) .


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