Fearless girl

How to get a job. Also: Advertising! And 7 other things worth your time.

A few years ago, Jade Delaney was just out of college, trying to find work.

Her dream job, she thought at the time, was to break in at the worldwide ad agency McCann—specifically McCann Bristol, near where she went to school in England.

Only two problems:

• Advertising is one of those industries with a lot more people applying for entry-level jobs than there are positions.

• McCann Bristol wasn’t hiring at all at the time.

So, Delaney came up with an idea. A stunt, really—and one that worked so well that I wrote about her job hunt back in 2018. (Me and a lot of other people.)

But I followed up with her again last week, to see how things worked out, longer term. If you’re a recent college graduate—or if you know one—I think it’s a cool and inspiring story.

Let’s cover what happened in 2018 first.

This was right around when McCann was winning awards for its Fearless Girl promotion. On behalf of its client, State Street Global Advisors, the agency had commissioned a four-foot-tall bronze statue o…