CLS Interview Rooms and Clothing Closet Closed during Exam Week 5/11/26 - 5/15/26

Career Clothing Closet

The Center for Careers, Life, and Service is pleased to present the Career Clothing Closet. Open during the semester, the Closet offers all students free professional attire for interviews, career fairs, formal events, working in an office, or any career-related function, both on- and off-campus. Closet items are gently used or new donations, available for students to pick up and keep.

Alumni, families, community members, faculty, and staff looking for a creative way to support students are encouraged to donate to the Closet. Please review our Donation Guidelines. Thank you!

Ties in the Career Clothing Closet

(Photo by Justin Hayworth/Grinnell College)

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Robin Bourjaily Assistant Director, Exploratory Career Community
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Advice for Thrifting Professional Attire

Grinnell students can “shop” the free Career Clothing Closet by appointment and—returning for fall 2024—during drop-in hours (Tuesdays, 12–2pm; Thursdays, 11am–2pm; Wednesdays & Fridays, 2-5pm). Other options in Grinnell include Second Mile and Rummaging Around. Here, from our friends at …

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Grinnellians Dress for Success

Deepit Chandgothia ’25, a double major in computer science and economics, visited the Career Clothing Closet and came away with clothing he wore for his first day of his summer internship at Wellmark in Des Moines, IA. Following the summer …

By Robin Bourjaily
Robin Bourjaily Assistant Director, Exploratory Career Community
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