Fewer Jobs for Grads

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When fledgling art director Shelley Weakly was offered a full-time job at Leo Burnett, she was a graduate student at the VCU Ad Center. That was a year ago, when top ad school grads could expect three to four offers.

Weakley, 29, and copywriting partner John Runkle, 25, accepted positions at the Chicago agency. Today the creative team is working on the Kellogg and McDonald’s accounts.

Fellow ad grads have not been as fortunate this year.



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