Career Closet
Career Services is here to help build your professional wardrobe.
When you visit the Career Closet, you’ll work with a friendly team member ready to help you find professional attire that fits your style and needs. Whether you're preparing for an interview, a career fair, or your first day on the job, we offer a wide selection of gently used business clothing — including suits, blouses, dress shirts, slacks, skirts, and accessories — at no cost to you.
Appointments typically last 20–30 minutes. You’ll have the opportunity to browse our curated clothing racks and try items on in a private fitting area. Our staff can assist with sizing, styling advice, and selecting pieces that align with your career goals.
No matter where you're headed professionally, the Career Closet is here to help you make a confident first impression.
How does the Career Closet work?
- Available to all currently enrolled UND undergraduate and graduate students.
- No cost to you.
- You may select up to three professional attire pieces each semester.
- You keep the items.
- A range of inclusive items are available including suits, blouses, dress shirts, skirts, pants, ties, belts, and shoes.
- The Career Closet depends on donations of clothing to stock inventory, and while we strive to provide a variety of styles and sizes, we are limited by what we receive in donations. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please let us know.
- Clothing is organized based on their gendered categories for a simpler searching process. Students are free to select from any of our available options.
Appointments & Drop-Ins
How to Make an Appointment
Monday - Friday | 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Log-in to Hawk Central. Go to Dashboard, then Schedule Appointment.
- Choose Search Appointments and click on the Select Service(s) drop down arrow.
- Go to the top and unselect everything, then choose only Career Services.
- For your appointment type, select Career Closet.
- Unselect your advisor and leave this field blank.
- Click on Search in the bottom right corner and choose an appointment time that works best for you
If you have any challenges scheduling please send an email to UND.careerservices@UND.edu.
Drop-Ins
Beginning on January 26, 2026 students can drop-in to the Experiential Learning Center in McCannel Hall Room 190, to visit the Career Closet every Monday between 12 - 4 p.m. Keep in mind drop-ins are not available on UND campus holidays or during the summer months.
How to Donate
The Career Closet is supported through generous donations from faculty, staff, alumni, community members, and local businesses. Items received provide an opportunity to give all students a chance to have professional attire in their wardrobe and help to broaden our inventory for students.
- All clothing donations should be pre-washed, ready-to-wear, business-professional/business-casual attire and appropriate for interviews and networking events.
- Acceptable items include gently used or new quality professional attire purchased within the last five years or aligning with modern workplace style trends.
- Drop off donations in the Experiential Learning Center, McCannel Hall, Room 190, Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Order from our Amazon Wish List.
- Send a monetary donation through the UND Foundation.
- Call 701.777.4103 or email Nancy Nelson at nancy.nelson@UND.edu for questions about donating.
