Luck & Timing matter more then the school!

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<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>Hello, Young Workers
By AUSTAN GOOLSBEE
Published: May 25, 2006
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/business/25scene.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/business/25scene.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The Making of an Investment Banker: Macroeconomic Shocks, Career Choice and
Lifetime Income
<a href="http://faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/oyer/wp/mba.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/oyer/wp/mba.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>