| Introduction |
| ...Hi! My name is Mike Chapman. I am now in my 50s, and like many folks of my generation, I have had my share of job transition and career experiences, both good and otherwise. I have learned from them and moved on. My old path I was a "successful" executive for over 25 years, but in the mid-nineties the employment scene in the US really changed. I reached officer-level positions of well known companies at an early age, and CEO by age 45. But it seemed that every few years my peers and I would be beating the pavement again after another downsizing, layoff, outsourcing, rightsizing or whatever the term du jour for no job, no paycheck. And each time, the gap between jobs got longer, and the jobs lasted shorter. The employment picture seemed to me to be a constant game of chutes and ladders. What made it worse was knowing that I would have to uproot my family, adapt to a new company or community, and start all over again. Each time I found a new job I knew that it wouldn't be my last time I'd look for work unless I took control of my life. A new path Finally, a couple of years ago, I decided to go in a different non-corporate direction and became a self-employed financial services professional. Certainly not as prestigious a title, and no guarantee of income, but my career change was the best decision I've ever made in my life. This has allowed me to control my own financial, personal and spiritual destiny. My passion--what I do to help others: For over a year and a half now I have made a commitment to my new profession and to volunteerism in my Dallas Fort Worth community. I give regular workshops to white collar professional job-seekers in this area that arms them with information and tips that they can use to save them money and protect their family's health while in job transition. Click below to visit the schedule for the workshops. It has been a great experience and fun, and I have learned and benefited tremendously. I get up each morning and answer every telephone call asking "how can I help you," and I really mean it. |
| NO APOLOGIES This site is set up on the cheap and by an amateur webmaster: me. I make no apologies for it. As an insurance salesperson, I am aware that I am in a profession that is held in the same esteem as used car and , aluminum siding salesmen, lawyers and proctologists. Here the butt of the jokes is directed at HR managers, but for a reason. I gleefully pick at the HR profession. I do this partly because they deserve it and are such easy targets. But I also do it because as a former job-seeker, I know that everyone in the active job-seeking position would like to throw those same stones, and because job-seekers can use some humor. So I pick on HR managers to get a chuckle and brighten the job-seekers day, and to make a point and to deliver an idea that will save big bucks and protect your health. Hopefully this approach will make you want to click to the next page to learn the next idea. If I offend thin-skinned HR managers along the way, my message to them is to read on and learn Lesson 2. |
| Learn Rule #2 |
| GETTING STARTED Before we get started, I need to tell you about Lesson # 2. It is essential you first learn Lesson # 2 to be able to protect your family's health and save big bucks. This is so important because the longer you can stretch your cash reserves, the longer you can afford to continue to search for the job you really want and that pays you what you're worth. |
| Progressive Learning This site is not designed to entertain you or sell you something; it is designed to teach you important stuff. Each lesson builds on the previous lessons. That is why I designed it that you &nb o entertain you or sell you something; it is designed to teach you important stuff. Each lesson builds on the previous lessons. That is why I designed it that you must navigate it a pag |
