Graduate Students Preparing for the Working World

These days it's not enough just to have a graduate degree. Making the most of networking and opportunities presented is essential to securing a job; and even more work has to go into the process to secure your dream job.
This recent graduate writes an article on how and why grad students have been ignoring the warning signs given to them in the past about the difficulties of finding a job.

http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2011/11/21/essay-why-graduate-students-ignore-warnings-about-job-market

So you agree with everything she says? Is it only the economy making it tough on recent graduates? What other education can help you excel?