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      Retail Sales Associate Interview

      Jul 28, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nordstrom in Jul 2012

      Interview

      I applied for a job online and received an email a few hours later to schedule a phone interview. A few days later I was called by an HR manager from Nordstrom and was asked about 5 questions. They were pretty easy, very straight forward. One of the questions was "Why do you want to work at Nordstrom?". The woman on the phone was super friendly and tried to make me feel more comfortable. I get really nervous when I interview and she was super nice. After I answered all the questions she said she wanted to schedule a second in person interview at Nordstrom. I went to the in person interview 2 days ago. When you are brought in your greeted by a person in HR and then are seated in a waiting area with other people interviewing. When it is was my turn to interview I was called back and brought into a room with about 6 managers from different departments and seated at one of the table. I was asked about 10 questions, a lot had to do with times when you had to do something. Nothing was too hard to answer, if you don't have prior retail experience it may be a little harder, but they let you use anything it doesn't have to be related to retail sales. When I was done I was told I would be called within the next few days. I was called today by the department manager of the area I applied for and she did a phone interview with me, she asked me 4 questions all basic, but I was unprepared so I was a little more nervous, but she was really nice. I was told I would be called within two days to talk about the process moving forward. I hope I got the job. One tip I would say is to wear something from Nordstrom when you go for a in person interview. They notice right away, I got a lot of compliments from managers and it also shows that you know the brand and shop there as well.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      I wouldn't say the questions were too difficult, just be prepared to answer questions about times you had to go above and beyond for a customer or a time you had to work with other people and did you succeed.
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      Other Retail Sales Associate Interview Reviews for Nordstrom

      Retail Sales Associate Interview

      Oct 11, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Nordstrom

      Interview

      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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What made you apply here?
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      Retail Sales Associate Interview

      Oct 1, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      San Antonio, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Nordstrom (San Antonio, TX) in Sep 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

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      why do you want to work at nordstrom?
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      Question 2

      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?
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      Retail Sales Associate Interview

      Sep 6, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Tacoma, WA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. I interviewed at Nordstrom (Tacoma, WA) in Jul 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?
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