How college grads can succeed -- or fail -- at their first jobs

College graduates from 2008 and onward have entered a tough economy and a competitive job market that they may not have felt prepared to face. After four years or more of classes, papers, labs, homework and exams, it's hard to hear that there isn't necessarily a dream job waiting for them, or in some cases, any work at all.- How college grads can succeed -- or fail -- at their first jobs