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17. Nordstrom
2011 Best Companies rank: 74
Current openings: 3,663

What they're looking for
The largest number of openings is in retail sales; they're also recruiting for retail support, restaurant and specialty coffee, department management, operations, information technology, finance, strategy and a variety of other roles across the company.

Secrets to impressing their recruiters
"At Nordstrom, it's not about how our candidates will impress us but how we can impress our candidates. We do everything we can to be a company that will be a great place to work because we realize that's what will help us attract the best and brightest people to serve our customers. Our selection criteria and interview process have been designed with the candidate in mind - to allow us to get to know them, but also to ensure that they get to know about the world-class organization that we aspire to be." --Andrea Lauren, vice president, talent management



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Last updated January 24 2011: 3:22 PM ET
*Number of job openings as of Jan. 7, 2011.
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