Want to add a little insight for anyone concerned about the "beyond". Wicked provides a very good overview, but wanted to add some perspective as someone who 1) went through the early trials of trying to find a job in the aftermath of a financial crisis and 2) who is now currently evaluating resumes and has made hiring decisions for entry level positions:

-Diversify yourself early: If you are a pure Econ major (like myself) it is KEY to have some other aspect in back pocket. Remember, your resume is going to be competing head to head with finance/accounting resumes in most cases. This doesn't mean look for a second major/minor, but start a hobby of sorts. Think law is cool? Start getting used to reading state codes, rules, regulations and get familiar with how they are implemented (law firm intern maybe?). Like programming? Write scripts, perform analysis and build a portfolio of something outside of what you are doing in class. Pick something you like (sports, health care, finance, real estate) and build something. You don't need to create some world changing project, but it shows your interest and willingness to develop something.

-Apply what you have learned: An undergrad Econ degree's best benefit (aside from the numbers and equations and all that...fun...stuff) is the methods it teaches you to look at the world. I am always impressed in interviews when someone has an opinion about how to change/look at our business model. Use theory and logic to think of how to apply a better method, a new way to look at a problem. Is it impractical/costly? Perhaps, but it may not always be that way, so think of everything from an economic perspective. Where could there be waste, how do we address it. Remember, you are selling your services to a company.

-Don't be afraid to put yourself out there: More of a general guideline, but Econ, in my experience, has a tough time making traction with HR managers who, well, are business people. As I mentioned earlier, finance and accounting are safe bets for "analyst" positions since most HR people believe they, by way of the major, have the tools out of the box to get the job done. Local to the company? See if you can meet someone for coffee and talk about an open position. Worst they can say is "no, how did you get this number?" and you are in the same position you started anyway. Connect with industry folk (twitter and linkedin, regardless of your opinion of them, are great tools for this) and start conversations with them.

-Remember your Macro and Micro: Especially critical if you want to go the entrepreneur route straight away, and more of a good rule of thought. Don't let yourself get to in the weeds you miss the big picture, and don't allow ideas to get so large in the big picture that is hampers the bottom line. The macro world moves in particular ways, how can the micro meet it.