History of Nordstrom

Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States that was started by John W. Nordstrom. Mr. Nordstrom initially started out as a shoe store retailer but today the company has advanced into selling clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, and fragrances and in some locations home furnishings.

The main headquarters is located in downtown Seattle, Washington.  John W. Nordstrom was originally from a little village in Northern Sweden and immigrated to the United States when he was only 16 years old in 1887. John Nordstrom first worked in Michigan but was able to save enough money to buy a potato farm in Arlington, Washington which is close to Seattle. He/She eventually joined the Klondike Gold Rush in Canada’s Yukon Territory leaving the Seattle area for about two years prospecting for gold. He/She finally struck gold; however, since his claim was in a dispute he sold it for $13,000 and returned to Seattle. He/She married Hilda Carlson and while still looking for a good business venture he opened up a shore store.  He/She eventually added more things to his business until what is known today as the Nordstrom, Inc. department stores.

Job description/ Average wage

Sales Associate: The sales associate usually works in one of the departments that are located inside of Nordstrom, Inc. department stores helping customers find the products that they are trying to find. They should be friendly and courteous to all the customers. Whenever a customer has located the right product they take it to the sales associate behind the counter to make their payment. The sales associate processes the sales by taking the customers cash, credit card or debit card.  The average wage for a sales associate is $11.97 an hour.

Sales Associate-Monthly: The sales associate who works on the monthly salary does the same jobs as the hourly sales associate except they are responsible for inventory, scheduling, and processing credit for the customers. Many of the monthly sales associates go to the meetings the company has to relay information to the rest of the sales associate. They are responsible to handle any customers who may have a problem and they are also there to help the sales associate who might have a problem with the company, another associate or a customer. The average monthly wage for a sales associate is $2,136.

Intern Hourly: The intern normally works under the direction of the monthly sales associate being trained to perform many of the duties of that particular department requirement. The intern usually is in training for the hourly position or for the salaried monthly position.  Whichever position that they are training for they must complete the required training before getting their assignment. The normal wage for an intern is $ $9.97 an hour.

Benefits

Employees of Nordstrom are paid a competitive wage for the area in which they work.

They are entitled to health benefits when they complete their internship.

They are also entitled to many other benefits that are explained in the employee hand book which is not made available for online reference.

How to apply

Please feel free to apply for these positions and/ or many of the other positions by visiting their website http://www.nordstrom.com/careers.

Also you can pay the local department store a visit and ask for the open positions available and apply.