When Evan Parsons graduated from the University of Kansas in 2020 with a degree in marketing, they felt they were on the right track.
They had found a starting position at GlynnDevins, an ad agency in Kansas City, and were on the brink of a promising career, making connections they hoped to maintain as their career progressed.
But the agency closed abruptly in 2023. Since then, Parsons has struggled to find a similar job…