Written by The Suit Works We’re currently fundraising to cover the costs of responding to the Covid-19 crisis due to our usual income streams being rightly reserved for frontline services. These costs include retaining our work and storage space. We acknowledge that we aren’t a frontline service, however we know we will be part of…
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The Suit Works – tips for a successful online interview
With more jobseekers communicating with potential employers over the internet at present, The Suit Works has published an infographic providing tips on undertaking a successful online interview. The Sheffield-based charity – which provides free professional clothing to out-of-work people – has offered guidance on areas including body language, surroundings, preparation and dress code. Check out…
The Suit Works: COVID-19 update
Vanda Kewley, CEO, The Suit Works “In light of the recent guidelines by the government concerning the COVID-19 virus and the nature of our work at The Suit Works, we have taken the decision to close the service until further notice. As you are all aware, this is a situation that is moving swiftly. We will…
The Suit Works seeks interview clothing donations, including ladies sizes 18+ and new tights
The Suit Works is seeking donations of good quality professional clothing for both male and female interviewees. The employment support charity, which recently launched a ladieswear offering, has a particular need for the following at present: ladies clothing in sizes 18 and above unused (new) tights men’s shoes in a variety of sizes and colours …
The Suit Works is Expanding… female interview clothing sought for referrals from August
The Suit Works is Expanding! The Suit Works currently provides support to unemployed men who are trying to get back into work by providing them with a styling session and smart interview clothing, when they have the offer of a job interview. The charity is delighted to announce that this service will now be available…
Skills Support for Employment launch event this Fri 7 June at The Growth Company
The Growth Company’s launch event for its Skills Support for Employment programme takes place this Friday 7th June at Churchill House, 6-8 Meetinghouse Lane, Sheffield, S1 2PD The event will start at 9:00am with a presentation about the Skills Support for Employment contract at 9:30am. You can register to attend the event via the Eventbrite…
The Suit Works seeks storage space for ‘secret project’
The Suit Works is looking for temporary storage space for donations of clothing from the end of November to probably the end of March. This is for “a super-secret project” that will be launching soon… The space needs to be dry, secure and easily accessible. A small to medium-size office of around 150 – 200sq…
