Nordstrom Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details First was a phone interview with the HR manager. I was asked about 3 questions: Why Nordstrom? How would you deal with a difficult customer? What was the most difficult situation that you overcome?

Next was 1:1 interview with the department manager. I was asked the same questions. Managers follow a standard packet where they pick a few questions to ask.

Negotiation Details – Not able to negotiate since everyone is at a standard base pay and a standard percentage for commission in your department.

Interview Details initial phone interview, group information session followed by individual interviews with department managers. During the interview the manager filled out a basic form based on my answers. I was offered the job during the interview.

Negotiation Details – offered more than I expected

Interview Details I had two interviews before being hired. First there was a phone interview, then I was automatically offered a formal interview with Human Resources. I waited for about two weeks until I was offered the position. About a month later I was emailed asking to give my Top 5 departments I wanted to work for. 2 weeks later, I was assigned a department with details of my first two days of the internships.

Interview Details Must be fully available to get to second interview

Interview Details I applied on-line to the specific location and was emailed the next day notifying me that I was a qualified candidate and that I should follow the link to schedule a phone interview. I had a quick 10 minute phone interview with an HR rep and she asked standard behavioral questions. The next day she called me back letting me know that she had moved me on the the next round. The next week the location specific HR rep called me asking to schedule an interview. The interview consisted of the same questions and she told me the internships had been filled but offered me a temp sales associate position. I now have to interview with the department specific manager and training is next week!
All in all, the interview process was a great experience.

Interview Details Apply online- Phone Interview- In Store Interview with Department Manager - Final Interview with Store Manager.

Interview Details I submitted my application through their online system. In a couple days, someone from the HR department called me and asked a few behavior questions, what challenges have I overcome? Tell about a time when you took initiative. Very generic and took about 15 minutes. At the end of the phone interview, she asked me to come in for a in person interview. At the store, I was greeted and taken to their back offices. I first sat with the HR lady I had talked to on the phone and answered a few more generic behavioral questions that related to sales. She asked me which departments I was interested in working in and introduced me to the manager of one of those departments. The department manager asked me to pretend like she was a customer and try and sell her some clothes. The whole in store interview process took about an hour. The next day, the HR lady called and told me that the department manager I had hired decided to go with someone else but she wanted to find another department for me to work in. I went in for another interview at the shoe department that was similar to the one I had before. The HR lady later called and told me that I had gotten the job at the shoe department.

Interview Details I had two interviews with two different department managers. They had me put together outfits or practice selling an item such as a clipboard.

Negotiation Details – No negotiating. There is base pay if commission does not exceed the base pay wage.

Interview Details Received a phone call from internal recruiter and was interviewed on the spot. Asked to come in for face to face. Interviewed with HR, then asked to interview with Dept. manager on the spot. Hired right away.