More than 32,000 advertising jobs have been wiped out from targeted Internet ads and the recession. To get back into the job market, some are taking unconventional approaches. Steve Henn talked to one copywriter who exposed himself for shock value. An image from Lawson Clarke's Web site (malecopywriter.com) TEXT OF STORY STACEY VANEK-SMITH: Charging a little too much on your credit card is probably the easiest way to get in financial trouble. But if you're out of work and have no money coming in, you might not have much of a choice. It's a decision thousands of unemployed Americans make every day, especially since it could be really hard to find work right now. Marketplace's Steve Henn found a former ad man affected by the bear economy who's taking an unusual approach to his job search. STEVE HENN: At a going-away party for... [read full story]
