Career Closet

Atrium at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Woods

Make a great first impression with employers!

Career Services manages a FREE Career Closet open to all students. You are welcome to borrow suits, shirts, shoes, and ties for career fairs or interviews.

Procedures for Borrowing Clothing

  • Clothing must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of event or interview. 
  • Clothing requested the day of the event may not be filled. 
  • Students must use this Request Form to identify items needed from the Career Closet.
  • Career Planning staff will pull items needed and place them in a plastic bag.
  • Student will be notified by email that their order is ready for pickup in 125 Reed.
  • Items must be returned the following day. 
  • Returned items will be sent for dry cleaning.
  • Items that cannot be dry cleaned (such as shoes) will be separated for at least 48 hours before next use.

Finding Your Fit

  • Chest: Measure around fullest part of chest, keeping measuring tape up under arms and around shoulder blades.
  • Waist: Measure around your natural waistline, keeping measuring tape loose for breathing room.
  • Hips: Measure around fullest part of seat while standing, usually 8" below your natural waist.
  • Inseam: Measure a pair of pants that fit you well. Lay them flat with front and back creased smooth. Measure along inseam from crotch to leg hem.
  • Sleeve: With elbow slightly bent, measure from center of back neck, over point of shoulder, down outside of arm to waist.

Women's Regular and Petite Sizes (U.S.)
Measurement Type XS S S M M L L XL XL XXL
SIZE (U.S.) 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
BUST (inches) 35 36 37 38 39½ 41 42 ½ 44 45½ 47
WAIST (inches) 27½ 28½ 29½ 30½ 32 33½ 35 36½ 38 39½
HIP (inches) 37½ 38½ 39½ 40½ 42 43½ 45 46½ 48 49½

Men's Sizes (U.S.)
Measurement Type S M L XL XXL
CHEST (inches) 34–36 38–40 42–44 46–48 50–52
WAIST (inches) 28–30 32–34 36–38 40–42 44–46
NECK (inches) 14–14½ 15–15½ 16–16½ 17–17½ 18–18½
SLEEVE (inches) 32–33 33–34 34–35 35–36 36–37

For additional information, contact:

Career Services
125 Reed
814-898-6164
[email protected]

Thank you to our sponsors:

  • Janet Neff Sample Center for Manners & Civility
  • Accudyn Products, Inc.
  • Enterprise
  • Harmac Medical Products
  • iMFLUX
  • Plastek Group
  • RETAL
  • Tessy Plastics
  • Thrifty Dry Cleaners