Niagara College staff members are rolling up their sleeves to ensure students are ‘well suited’ for career opportunities.
From shirts, pants and blazers, to dresses and accessories – professional attire will be available to students free of charge at the College’s Dress to Impress business clothing giveaway. Hosted by Student Services, the event will be held on January 28 at the Welland Campus and on January 29 at the Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This will be the fourth annual event of its kind at NC. The initiative was launched to help alleviate some of the financial challenges students may face when it comes to investing in professional clothing to wear for job interviews, networking events or work.
College career consultant Marsha Fiorino has witnessed how much students appreciate the event and the on-site assistance they receive to help them make a positive impression on employers.
“There are always students who have sacrificed so much to come to school and they aren’t able to afford a pair of nice pants for an interview or for work,” said Fiorino. “It’s nice to be able to help them prepare for their job search and for the world of work, and to do what we can to take some of the financial stress from them.”
The initiative has racked up increasing support from College employees, who have been donating gently-used business attire for weeks leading up to the event, as well as from the public.
Dress to Impress is among a roster of initiatives at NC to prepare students for employment opportunities. While assistance and resources are always available from Career Services, the month of January is dubbed ‘Career Month‘ at Niagara College, with a series of additional drop-in events available to students including resume clinics, speed interviewing, photo headshot sessions, LinkedIn clinics, and more.
Career Month events lead up to the highly-anticipated College Career Fair in early February when employers from Niagara and across Canada will be on campus to recruit students for full-time, part-time, seasonal and co-op positions. The 2020 Career Fair at Niagara College will be its largest to date, to run at the Welland Campus on Feb. 4 and in Niagara-on-the-Lake February 5, 6 and 7 – with about 50 employers on campus each day.
Visit careerfair.niagaracollege.ca/careermonth/ for details.
