This Winter, the Career Success office plans to open a Career Clothing Closet for all UC Santa Cruz students. A Career Clothing Closet provides students with business professional and business casual clothes for interviews, career fairs, formal events, or any career-related function – both on and off campus.
To help build the closet's invetory, Career Success is collecting professional attire throughout the rest of fall quarter. Everyone in the UC Santa Cruz community is invited to donate any new/lightly used professional clothing. Your donations will help students feel ready for job interviews and other career-related activities.
Below are the donation requirements.
All clothing should be:
- Clean
- New or lightly used
- Free of any tears, holes, or stains
- Ready to wear
- Good-to-excellent quality
- Ideally, purchased within the last five years and/or current with fashion
- Appropriate for an interview
Ideas for Donations:
- Two piece suits
- Jackets and blazers
- Blouses and dress shirts
- Dress pants and skirts
- Business Dresses
*At this time, Career Success is not accepting any accessories pertaining to jewelry, shoes, ties, etc.
Where to donate:
Please bring your donations to the Career Success Office. Career Success is located at 125 Hahn Student Services, at the east entrance near the loading dock.
When to donate?
Monday - Thursday 9AM-4PM, Fridays 9AM-3PM.
Donations will be accepted through December 15th, 2023.
What is a Career Clothing Closet?
A Career Clothing Closet provides students with business professional and business casual clothes for interviews, career fairs, formal events, or any career-related function – both on and off campus.
Who to contact?
If you have any questions, please email csuccess@ucsc.edu.
