{"id":44138,"date":"2017-02-13T15:38:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T21:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=44138"},"modified":"2017-02-13T16:20:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T22:20:59","slug":"career-closet-seeks-donations-professional-attire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/career-closet-seeks-donations-professional-attire\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Closet seeks donations of professional attire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Got any professional attire you don\u2019t need anymore? Maybe some you\u2019ve, ahem, outgrown?<\/p>\n<p>UWM\u2019s Career Closet \u2013 where students can obtain professional clothing to wear for job interviews \u2013 is seeking donations, particularly of men\u2019s garments.<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s professional attire such as suits, blazers, slacks, khakis, shirts and dress shoes is needed, said Jean Salzer, director of the Career Planning &amp; Resource Center.<\/p>\n<p>Donations can be dropped off during regular business hours at the career center, in room 128 of Mellencamp Hall. Clothing should be clean, in good shape and free of stains.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/careerplan\/careercloset\/\" target=\"_blank\">Career Closet<\/a> is free for students, who can keep up to two items each semester. It\u2019s one way for students to build outfits for job interviews and career fairs, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/careerplan\/event\/spring-career-fair-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spring Career Fair Week<\/a>, where more than 230\u00a0employers will be on campus to recruit students Feb. 20 to 25.<\/p>\n<p>About 40 students took advantage of the Career Closet at its debut in September, and dozens more stopped by this week, Salzer said.<\/p>\n<p>The Career Closet has gotten donations via a partnership with Milwaukee\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.divineconsignsale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Divine Consign<\/a>, as well as a few dry cleaners and local clothes closets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany in the campus community have also donated, and we&#8217;re hoping for an additional push this spring to support graduating students as they prepare for interviews,\u201d Salzer said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got any professional attire you don\u2019t need anymore? Maybe some you\u2019ve, ahem, outgrown? UWM\u2019s Career Closet \u2013 where students can obtain professional clothing to wear for job interviews \u2013 is seeking donations, particularly of men\u2019s garments. Men\u2019s professional attire such as suits, blazers, slacks, khakis, shirts and dress shoes is needed, said Jean Salzer, director [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40008,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[187],"tags":[],"section":[],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[],"class_list":["post-44138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff-announcements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Career Closet seeks donations of professional attire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Got any professional attire you don\u2019t need anymore? Maybe some you\u2019ve, ahem, outgrown? 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