You got the job. Now for the hard part: deciding whether to accept it or not. How should you assess the salary as well as the other perks?, asks Rebecca Knight in this article for Harvard Business Review . According to John Lees, a UK-based career strategist, “you have more leverage to shape your job description and improve your salary and benefits package right after you are made an offer than you do in your first two years of employment".
The article says it's important to be methodical when negotiating the terms and conditions of a contract. Check out the article for more on the subject.