I had gone on the show hoping it would give me a leg up in my career. But I realized that if people had only heard of the show - not actually watched it - they were more likely to assume I was some narcissistic jerk.
"Hiring managers and companies that are kind of looking at candidates are usually making this risk determination. It's kind of like, 'Okay, we don't have all of the evidence this person can be successful at this level.'"