First Bite

On Friday I got a bite from a Ft. Lauderdale advertising company, my first bite in the job hunt thus far. It's a generic email response, something along the lines of :

Hello Lady Wanderlust, I received your resume and would like to speak with you regarding your credentials. Please contact me to discuss a potential opportunity within Advertising Agency. Thanks and I look forward to speaking with you!

I researched the agency, and everything seems to be on the up and up. They are something like the 15th largest agency in the country and have a number of big name clients. I applied for an entry level position, and though I wasn't really considering moving to Ft. Lauderdale, it might be something worth pursuing.

I found an article posted on the Miami Herald online, and while the article said good things, the reader response comments worry me. There are at least 15-20 comments from current or former employees claiming the agency is a terrible place to work, that the pay is low, the hours long and the staff mistreated. The comments remind me of the negative Nova comments I found when I was researching opportunities in Japan. I'll call the HR guy on Monday and see what he has to say, and perhaps travel to Ft. Lauderdale for an interview, but I'd hate to move to an unfamiliar city only to end up trapped in a miserable job. Still, it would be agency experience....

We'll see what happens.