<p>"Try to get lucky. And also, think carefully about that first job because it can matter for the rest of your career."</p>
<p>"The importance of that first job for future success also means that graduates remain highly dependent on the random fluctuations of the economy, which can play a crucial role in the quality of jobs available when they get out of school."</p>
<p>ello, Young Workers
By AUSTAN GOOLSBEE
Published: May 25, 2006
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/business/25scene.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/business/25scene.html</a></p>