I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Nordstrom in Nov 2016
Interview
Showed up for to interview for a Regular position for Accessories/Handbags/Jewelry. Then once I showed up I was informed that I would be interviewing for a Seasonal, "pop-up" area in the store, consisting of tacky Walmart-looking items. This was after I had previously allotted 2 hours of my time for a phone interview that consisted of 3 non-work related questions and lasted a total of 3 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were about to not meet your sales goals, what steps would you take to ensure that you do?
It was a good interview experience. The managers were straight forward and nice throughout the whole process. The questions were directly related to the role. They were transparent about the role and expectations.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Nordstrom (San Antonio, TX) in Sept 2025
Interview
it was a really chill and easy interview, the manager was very warm and friendly and none of the questions were too difficult. there was a sale practice section where you have to pretend to sell an item to a customer, but it wasn't too difficult and the manager gave me some guidance and clarification on the practice scenarios. other questions included things along the lines of how you deal with competition, conflict, unhappy customers, teamwork, as well as availability
mock sale questions: what features of this item would you point out to the customer? what concerns or hesitations might the customer have about this item and how would you help them decide? after the customer decides they want the item, how would you close the sale?
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Tacoma, WA) in July 2025
Interview
Extremely easy. I looked the part and got the job. My manager called me the same day to welcome me to the team. They like for their employees to have their own personal style that’s appropriate and makes others want to buy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Nordstrom? How would you handle a difficult customer?