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So you get the offer letter, it checks off your core needs and you’re ready to accept. Now what?

Your work is hardly done. You just have to switch gears. Context switch from job hunt, to gracefully exiting your past job (if you’re employed), thank all who helped you as you to get to this offer, read the fine print for the job you’re taking, and prepare for your first 100 days in office.

1. Offer Letter Review (your total rewards package) -- Take at least a day to review the letter. I love some of the tips from the Give a Grad a Go site. The tips regarding verbal acceptance, ensuring you have something in writing and THEN and only then resigning/bow out of other pending job applications, if you’re still employed (or in last stages with other searches) are clutch. Remember to calibrate your start date based on any resignation caveats from your existing employer -- e.g. think about when your benefits end in your current set up and when they start with the new company. Additionally, before you officially accept, reach out to your mentors and key folks in your personal circle, and get their feedback on the role, responsibilities, work conditions (are you ready to go back to a physical office?), pay, hours, paid time off, sick leave, health benefits, perks etc. Remember, it’s exciting to land the role, but this is the time to gain clarity and ask for a total rewards package that’s right for you (and doable for the company). Be thoughtful about disclosing side gigs you have so the company understands what you work on outside work hours. Save yourself from the awkward conversation about it later. Also, if at all possible, for the love of all that is good, take a day or two for yourself, if only to context switch from one job to the other. But ideally -- a couple days of proper rest and thoughtful connection to your dearest loved ones.
2. Benefits -- If you’re receiving benefits, ask to see the Summary of Benefits and Coverage for the insurance plans. You’ll note from these A. -- your monthly premium costs B. -- your copays for when you go to see physicians or use services. These can vary widely so it’s good for you to be informed about your expenses.
3. Retirement Savings -- Ask about 401k or retirement plans and whether there is a company match.
4. Expenses -- Ask about how any company related expenses will be reimbursed (of if they will) -- e.g. your work from home set up, phone/video conferencing account bill. The pet peeve of your coworkers who process these reimbursements at companies is when you do the data entry in systems late. So, to be a good coworker, please set a recurring calendar reminder to enter these timely in the reimbursement systems for the company.
5. Relationship Building -- See this phase of accepting the role as the set up for your relationship with the company. Note that how you ask, and what you ask -- these all set the kick off tone for the working relationships at your new company. These conversations help you gain deeper clarity about your engagement in this step of your career. The way you approach setting yourself up for success should mirror the care you’ll take on the company’s behalf in doing your work role.
6. What’s a Win in your role? -- It’s very helpful to ensure that in your interview process you know what winning in the role means to your employer for the next 6 months to a year. Jot down your understanding during the interview process. Explicitly outline your job responsibilities with your new manager. This will help you in 6 months to a year when you do your official performance review. Now is the time to gauge and paint a picture of what winning would be. Maybe ask, “if we are sitting together 6 months and then a year from now, what key objectives would I effectively have accomplished for you to feel I was performing on track?” Note -- these can (or more accurately -- will -- change). You want to have a running document or project management tool that you mutually update with key stakeholders, so you know what you’re being measured against for your performance [and also the team/company performance.] In reality, most organizations today have to be fluid and agile to meet a rapidly shifting health/pandemic, economic, remote work, political (BLM + US elections) and global climate change world. It will serve you to have direct, honest, ongoing conversations about expectations and how you’re doing against those. You drive this. 
7. Announcements and OnBoarding -- The first 100 days in office is a thing. George Bradt’s share on this is amazing. I suggest reviewing before you’re even at the offer stage. Your first day starts way before you report into the “office” on your first day. Take time to set that day up for success, and map out a plan for the onboarding process, now. Think about what pic you want to use and how you want to be introduced in that first email to the team/company. How do you want to be described -- fun things for human connection, strategically important qualifications and passion that will fuel the impact you hope to have on company goals. See if you can peek at a draft before it goes out, or help draft it! See if you can help with ensuring that your first day/week include meet and greet sessions with your key stakeholders for success in your role. You now know what the win is -- who will help you most as you work? See if meetings can be set up with them to talk about the “playing field” and how you “pass the ball” with each other so your immediate team contributes to the company’s objectives. Be a conscious collaborator in being set up for success. You might want to start connecting with your new co-workers on LinkedIn, and set up one on one coffees with key coworkers early on in the first few days. Once you get busy, it’ll be harder to do that. Be new. Listen. Take notes. Be a sponge early on, before you dive in, roll up your sleeves, and start tackling those “early wins.”

Good luck.