Nordstrom Rideau Centre Looking To Hire 400 Employees Ahead Of March 6 Opening

Positions to be posted on November 20

SEATTLE (November 11, 2014) – Nordstrom, Inc., one of the United States' leading fashion specialty retailers, will hire 400 local employees for its new Rideau Centre store in Ottawa, its second in Canada, which opens on Friday, March 6, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. Sales and support positions will be posted and interviews will begin on Thursday, November 20. Interested applicants are invited to apply for jobs at careers.nordstrom.com.

"We're looking for goal-oriented people who love fashion and want to deliver an exceptional shopping experience to every customer who visits our store – they don't necessarily need retail experience," said John Banks, store manager for Nordstrom Rideau Centre. "Nordstrom is a great place to build a career. With this being only our second store in Canada, it's a great time to get in on the ground floor with our company as we begin our growth across the nation."

Nordstrom employees will receive a competitive benefits package, which includes dental, medical and vision options, a RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) matching program and a 20% retail discount (managers receive a 33% discount).

Sales positions are available in all areas of operations including women's, men's, and children's apparel, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, designer, as well as various support positions in alterations, building services, and loss prevention. Additional positions are also available in the store's restaurant and coffee bar.

Nordstrom hired 28 department managers from Canada in October and just recently brought the sales managers to Seattle and the support managers to Calgary for an eight-week, manager training program that began on October 27 and will wrap up December 20. The program, which was first rolled out earlier this year for managers of the Chinook Centre store in Calgary, gives them a chance to learn about Nordstrom firsthand by working in a store with a fellow mentor manager. Once salespeople have been hired, they will also participate in a training program in Ottawa focused on product knowledge, selling skills, and how to offer Nordstrom customers a great shopping experience.

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