Once you've decided on an offer, find out as much about your new location as possible. Web sites are a good source of information. Also, find out if you have any friends who have families in this location...they can help with some of the footwork in providing apartment guides. Your new company may also have a relocation department which may have some community information.

Before you leave school, get the home addresses of your friends. This gives you a way to keep in contact with people you may want to network with for future references (both personal and job-related).

Make a budget. Don't forget to budget for your student loans and trips to visit family at home or a trip back to school for Homecoming!!

Once you get information on your new location, build a network, find out if there is an Alumni Association for your school, sorority/fraternity, or professional organizations. This is a great way to meet people who you have something in common with in a new area.

If your company does not have a formalized mentoring program, find a mentor yourself! This person will help you through the "informal" training you'll need to gain in your new company.

If you have a hobby, maintain it! If you don't, get one! It's easy to get totally involved with your new position, but you have to create balance too. So, if you work out every day, keep working out. If you tap dance, find a dance studio. Keep up with your hobbies!

Know the dress code of your new company beforehand. This will help with buying clothes over a period of time (hit those summer sales). Many companies have a "business casual" environment. Find out what this really means.

Know the basics: how to use copiers, faxes, overheads, PowerPoint. You don't want your first experience with one of these to be in front of a group of new co-workers!

Finally, meet as many people as possible in your new company. Internal networking, coupled with great performance, could lead to your first internal promotion!