Nordstrom interview questions
Updated Jun 3, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 6%In PersonIn Person
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
5,697 interviews
Nordstrom interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Nordstrom as 73.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.43 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for MAC Makeup Artist and Seasonal Associate rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Part Time Cashier and Photographer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Nordstrom takes an average of 14 days when considering 5,428 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Photo Supervisor had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Backstock roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Nordstrom according to 5,428 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 26%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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