Is the money on offer enough to live on?
Even when the money on offer is enough to live on, you need to figure out if it’s an amount worthy of your knowledge and skills and whether it’s in line with the local market. Look at the financial package on the whole. The key question, says Weiss, is “What is someone with my competencies and experience in this role and in this city paid?”
Should you accept a job offer that’s less than ideal?
If you accept the job but continue to interview, manage your risks in the immediate term as you sort out all the different options. In the longer-term, manage your career more proactively. You felt the need to accept an offer that is less-than-ideal. Why?
Should I take the job offer or walk away?
You are neither of those things, and that’s why you must either take the job as it was offered to you or walk away. Over time you will have influence on your new managers and their business if you are effective at your job, and I have no doubt you will be. You can re-negotiate your deal then — not now.
Should you turn down a job offer for other imminent offers?
If you turn down an offer for other imminent, but still uncertain prospects, this is the time to really step up your search, including generating brand new leads. Seemingly imminent offers have a nasty habit of disappearing. If the other offers don’t pan out, having newer leads can distract you from regretting to accept that first offer.
What to do when you have multiple job offers?
1 Make sure your offers are in writing. A verbal offer is not an official offer. 2 Don’t accept an offer if you may back out. Instead, extend the timeline. 3 Carefully time when you’ll inform each company about the other offers. 4 Show appreciation. Wrapping up your communication with a company should be done with grace and tact.