# Charity shops join Dress to Impress job interview initiative - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/16/charity-shops-join-dress-impress-job-interview-initiative/ - Published: 2018-10-16T07:59:54+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **An initiative launches this week in charity shops across the country to help people access affordable interview clothing, as well as advice.** 650 charity shops across the UK have joined forces with careers app [Debut](http://debut.careers/) and TV fashion expert Amber Butchart to launch the [‘Dress to Impress for £10’](http://debut.careers/dress-to-impress/) initiative, which will provide interview outfits for £10 and educate job seekers on correct interview attire. It aims to give everyone access to interview attire on a budget while demystifying what candidates should wear to an interview, after research by Debut showed that 72% of jobseekers aged 16-23 didn’t know where to start. Participating charity shops will be displaying a window sticker from Wednesday 17 October, and the initiative will run for as long as there is demand in-store. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)   > 'Dress to Impress' – that's the message from [@StWilfridRetail](https://twitter.com/StWilfridRetail?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > as they get involved in a new initiative, helping people with advice about what > to wear for that big job interview, and outfits on sale for just £10: [https://t.co/mcrlJ0FEk5](https://t.co/mcrlJ0FEk5) > [#hospiceretail](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hospiceretail?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#DresstoImpress](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DresstoImpress?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/eltBb6nbov](https://t.co/eltBb6nbov) > — Hospice UK (@hospiceuk) [October 15, 2018](https://twitter.com/hospiceuk/status/1051911083789828096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   Robin Osterley, [Charity Retail Association](https://www.charityretail.org.uk) Chief Executive, said: > “Charity shops play a vital role in every community, making them a perfect place > to help this campaign start conversations about finding work, give people a helping > hand to get into employment, or source a fantastic interview outfit for a good > price. > “The Dress to Impress for £10 initiative is extremely relevant today as competition > for jobs is increasing, and people are looking for ways to save money during the > job application process. Often education around what to wear is also missing – > and this campaign helps to overcome that whilst supporting great causes across > the UK.” Charlie Taylor, Founder and CEO of Debut said: > “Everyone in the UK can benefit from this campaign – job seekers can pick up a > great outfit on a budget and feel interview-ready, whilst everyone else can get > involved and donate their own pre-loved interview attire that they no longer need > to help a number of fantastic causes.” * **[Charity Retail Association launches online mentoring platform](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/31/charity-retail-association-launches-online-mentoring-platform/)**( 31 October 2018) * **[Concession won for charity shops in event of no-deal Brexit](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/01/concession-won-for-charity-shops-in-event-of-no-deal-brexit/)**( 1 March 2019) * **[Strong Q1 for charity retailers as sales rise 6.2%, figures show](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/05/strong-q1-charity-retailers-sales-rise-figures-show/)**( 5 June 2019) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)