Check out these excellent article by New York Times reporter Michael Luo.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/us/17career.html?ref=us
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/us/17careerbar.html?ref=us
Michael has been working this story for a while (he contacted me for info along the way). It's good stuff, check it out.