How to Apply to Nordstrom (2026): Step-by-Step

Nordstrom hires mostly for Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores (retail sales, stock and fulfillment, customer service, asset protection), plus supply chain and fulfillment centers, restaurants and specialty coffee, and Seattle-based corporate and technology roles. careers.nordstrom.com is a Paradox-built search site; every Apply now opens the requisition in Nordstrom's Workday tenant, nordstrom.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com, where a Candidate Home account holds your status. Two things catch people out: a store that is not listed is not accepting applications, since Nordstrom posts every open role, and most positions require you to be 18, with 16-year-olds eligible only for specific store roles.

Where the Nordstrom application lives

Official careers site: careers.nordstrom.com. Applications run on Workday.

• Job search (Stores, Rack, Supply Chain, Corporate, Restaurant) — Browse by career-site category; each posting's Apply now opens the same requisition (R-number) in Nordstrom's Workday tenant.
• Workday candidate site — Where the account, application and Candidate Home status live; job alerts are set up here too.
• Careers FAQ and programs — Nordstrom's FAQ on age rules, background checks, account resets and the internship and leadership-training programs.

Step by step: applying to Nordstrom

1. Search careers.nordstrom.com by keyword and location, or filter by category (Stores, Supply Chain, Corporate, Restaurant & Specialty Coffee). Seasonal roles are labeled Seasonal in the title.
2. Open the posting and read the pay range block, which Nordstrom includes on every listing, plus the physical requirements for stock and fulfillment roles.
3. Click Apply now. You land on the R-numbered requisition in Workday; create a Candidate Home account with your email and a password, or sign in. Accounts made before September 2018 no longer exist.
4. Attach your resume, let Workday parse it, and correct the work history fields. Nordstrom does not accept emailed resumes; the online application is the only route.
5. Answer the application questions and submit. A pop-up confirms receipt, and after that your only status source is the Application Status line in Candidate Home.
6. If selected, expect an interview with a store or department manager or a recruiter; AI tools and search engines are banned during interviews and assessments. Nordstrom runs a background check after a conditional offer.

What a Workday application is like

• Every employer has its own Workday tenant, so you create a separate candidate account (email + password) for each company, even if you have applied through Workday elsewhere.
• "Autofill with Resume" parses your PDF or DOCX into the form. It regularly splits job titles, dates and bullet points wrong — check every field of My Experience before moving on.
• The form runs in stages (My Information, My Experience, Application Questions, Voluntary Disclosures, Self Identify, Review). Nothing saves until you finish a stage, and sessions time out.
• Once submitted, an application cannot be edited. Withdraw and re-apply if you must change something while the posting is open.
• Status lives in Candidate Home under My Applications. Later applications to the same company can reuse your saved details ("Use My Last Application").

Tips from Nordstrom applicants

• Cannot find your store on the site? Nordstrom says that means the store is not accepting applications; set a daily or weekly job alert from the job search page instead of walking in.
• Former seasonal employees have to create a new account; Nordstrom changed recruitment systems in September 2018 and old logins do not work.
• Corporate internships are posted in late summer or early fall for a 10-week summer program in Seattle, with travel and housing provided, and you may apply to several.

How long the Nordstrom process takes

Nordstrom says review time varies by position and applicant volume and gives no target. Applicants on Indeed describe hearing back about a week after applying, a phone interview followed by an in-person one with mostly situational questions, and offers that come quickly afterward.

Before you hit submit

Two quick wins: check your resume against the posting with the resume keywords for your role, and attach a tailored letter — see the cover letter examples by role. Decide your answers to the standard screening questions once — see desired salary and work authorization — and keep a record in a tracker.

Apply faster

Nordstrom applications run on Workday, which JobRizzer autofills. Install the extension, open the Nordstrom application, and JobRizzer fills the standard fields from your profile — you review every field and click submit yourself.