Description
- Challenging Situation: The Q&A clip delves into a challenging scenario where a candidate had to sue an employer for non-payment after revealing pregnancy, leading to termination. The legal battle and its search visibility pose concerns for upcoming interviews.
- Recommendation for Honesty: Harrison suggests honesty as the best policy. Acknowledge the unjust situation, focusing on the employer's failure to pay for three months and the ensuing legal action. Avoid delving into personal details like pregnancy, emphasizing the professional aspect.
- Navigating Sensitive Topics: While discussing the case, the candidate is advised to frame the narrative around the need for fair compensation to support a family. Steering clear of unnecessary details helps maintain a professional tone during the explanation.
- Introduction to Reverse SEO: Harrison briefly introduces the concept of reverse SEO to combat negative online presence. This involves strategically registering on various platforms and directing links to overshadow unfavorable search results, offering a potential solution for those concerned about their online image.
- Real-life Example: A real-life example of a friend who faced a DUI incident and utilized reverse SEO to reshape online search results is cited. The case demonstrates that while it may not entirely erase adverse incidents, it can help mitigate their impact on professional opportunities.
- Cautionary Note: Despite the effectiveness of reverse SEO, Harrison notes that eliminating negative search results might be challenging even with strategic efforts. The clip provides practical insights for individuals grappling with online challenges affecting their professional reputation.
Transcript:
Here's a great question. I had to sue my employer, who did not pay me for three months. It started after I told him I was pregnant. They eventually fired me at the end of three months, two years after negotiation, and I had to sue him, and the record popped up first in search of my name. How do I explain a positive interview?
In that particular case, that doesn't sound very pleasant. What I would recommend doing is just actually being honest about it and saying what happened. I don't think anybody is reasonable. I would not sympathize with you; I think this was outrageous. It's not like suing someone because you think they discriminated against you. After all, I don't know because you were from a particular city or something.
I don't know, but this is okay. I think here, you don't want to talk about. Being pregnant and that was going to happen. I think you say they didn't pay you for three months and that I wanted to get paid and I support my family or whatever. And yeah, that's something you can talk about.
Now, there is something else that you can do. I'm not going to get too far into it. Everyone, by the way, most people, anybody that's. Most people have any if you think about politicians or people saying good things about them and evil. So, there are bad articles about them and sound, and people like to read bad things.
So, anyone in the public light will always have people attacking them. But reverse SEO is. You register yourself for a bunch of, for a bunch of social media sites or whatever. And then you point links toward them and point links to them and then make them. Rise in the search engines; that's called reverse SEO, and you can do that.
Suppose you're concerned about it. I know I have a U S attorney friend who went to a bar in Utah. And drank four or five beers and was pulled over and given a DUI, and it was all over the news. And so, he had a tough time for a long time getting the position after being fired from his dream job.
He did reverse SEO. So now you hired someone to do it for him. Now you search his name, and lo and behold, none of that comes up, but still, it needs to be better.
