CREDIT: FANSHAWE CAREER SERVICES
The Career Closet helps students look professional by loaning out attire for them to wear to job interviews.

Students have a lot on their minds, and the last thing they need to be stressing about is affording a professional outfit for a job interview. That’s why Fanshawe is helping students dress for their interviews so they can impress future employers while looking professional and confident.

Career Closet, run by Fanshawe’s Career Services, lends professional clothing of all sizes to students and saves them the stress of shopping. The service aims to help students by offering them an opportunity to choose from a wide selection of interview-ready attire. Brigitte MacKinnon, Relations Representative for Fanshawe Career Services, detailed the origin of where the idea for this service sprouted from.

“Not everyone has access to professional clothing for a job interview, especially if it’s not something that you wear on a regular basis, and we also know that expenses can be tight when you’re in school,” said MacKinnon “Students have a lot to pay for so we wanted to be able to provide that service free of charge to all Fanshawe students so that they have access to professional clothing and they don’t have to have that kind of stress or worry on their plate when they’re looking for work or going to a job fair.”


The closet has dress shoes, button- up shirts, dresses, and offers options that are trans-affirming as well. Accessories like earrings and scarves are available as well for students to choose from.

The attire is made up completely from donated clothes from the Fanshawe community.

“It’s usually donations from the college community. So a lot of the employees and sometimes students or like friends family of employees” said MacKinnon.

The Career Closet also has a website for students to browse, that shows what options are available and alternative ways students can combine the articles of clothing to create a unique look. There are also style guidelines that give tips to students on what’s best to wear to the interview and what should not be done.

The website also offers additional guidelines for those who wish to donate clothing to the service. The Career Closet is located in D Building on Fanshawe’s Oxford St. Campus and available to the needs of students all year round.