How do you evaluate and compare multiple job offers?

When comparing job offers, I'd focus on learning opportunity first, then compensation and stability. The biggest mistake freshers make is choosing the highest salary without asking what they'll actually learn. Your first role can shape your early learning, but it does not determine your whole career. For example, suppose Offer A is ₹6 lakh with weekly code reviews, a named mentor, and regular production work, while Offer B is ₹7 lakh with no senior engineer on the team and mostly maintenance work. I would favour Offer A if the compensation still meets my needs, because its evidence points to faster learning and stronger support. I would weigh that difference against my financial needs and the strength of the evidence about support and learning. Here's my evaluation framework. First, I'd assess learning velocity. What's the onboarding process? Will I have a mentor? How often do junior developers get code reviews? How long until I ship my first production feature? These questions reveal whether they invest in growth. Second, I'd look at the tech stack. Am I working with Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes — things that'll help my resume — or some obscure internal framework? Third, I'd evaluate total compensation, not just base salary. Some companies have lower base but strong bonuses or equity. I'd calculate the full package and compare. Fourth, company stability matters. For a startup, I would ask about runway, funding, and business stability rather than assuming either safety or failure from the salary alone. I'd research their funding, profitability, and burn rate. Finally, I'd talk to current junior developers. That's the best signal. How do they describe their growth? Do they feel supported? What's the team culture like? If I can check most of these boxes, the specific salary difference becomes less important. I'm optimizing for where I'll be in three years, not just year one compensation.