The Objective

To provide organizations and individuals the opportunity to sponsor the thousands of individuals in The United States of America who have lost their jobs (as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) with the most comprehensive online career training program that exists today.

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The ProblemThe Solution (The Career Recovery Program)
Experiencing loss, rejection and fear.
  • Provides purpose.
  • Provides knowledge.
  • Builds confidence.
  • Discover strengths through assessment.
Feeling isolated and losing hope.
  • Provides purpose.
  • Goals to achieve.
  • Classes to attend.
  • Creates determination / increases motivation.
  • Part of Z1CareerZone Community (Webinar participation).
Worried about getting their old job back and if it will even exist in the future.
  • Discover new jobs / careers through assessment.
  • Building of a professional network.
  • Discover new skills.
  • Confidence building.
Lack of plan to improve situation.
  • Comprehensive strategy.
  • User Playbook
  • Complete structured curriculum.
  • 12 online modules.
  • 12 OnDemand classes.
Depressed and loss of confidence as time goes on.
  • Gain new confidence.
  • Measured progress / productivity.
Lack of funds.
  • Program provided at no charge through sponsorship.
Don’t know how to get help.
  • Register through the Z1CareerZone website z1careerzone.com to be eligible to receive a sponsorship of the Career Recovery Program.
The ProblemThe Solution (The Career Recovery Program)
Professional Sports Teams: Want to help their local fans impacted but not sure the best way to go about that.
  • Can be provided any number of individuals who need the sponsorship in their city or state of choice.
  • Provide something positive and highly impactful that contributes directly to economic and local community recovery.
  • Creates tremendous goodwill in community and among sports fans.
Universities and Other Organizations with Alumni Members: Want to help out their alum impacted but don’t have the tools, programs or technology to assist these thousands of alum that have been negatively impacted.
  • Can now partner with us to provide a very cost effective/high impact program that is scalable to any number of programs needed.
  • Can get alumni involved in “industry expert webinar series”.
Many organizations want to help but not sure how.
  • Sponsor any number of individuals who are now unemployed.
  • Provide a program that can change each recipient’s life as a result of their generosity.
Don’t know who they can help.
  • Z1CareerZone will match sponsors with those who are unemployed and have registered to be eligible to receive a sponsorship.
Want to be sure all sponsorships are going directly to those who have lost positions due to COVID-19?
  • Provide sponsorship for those they select to sponsor.
  • All who have registered on the Z1CareerZone website have provided verification they have lost their positions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Sponsors receive names / contact and situation of those Z1CareerZone provides for sponsorship.
  • Z1CareerZone provides “Welcome Letter” on behalf of sponsor that accompanies program login and setup.
Want to provide something more than a short-term fix, something that will have a lasting impact?
  • Recipients receive life-long skills and knowledge.
  • Recipients receive career education that can be used now and in the future.
The ProblemThe Solution (The Career Recovery Program)
Difficult decisions on personnel – want to help in some way, but finances are an issue?
  • Register employees affected with Z1CareerZone for sponsorship eligibility.
  • Z1CareerZone will outreach to sponsors.
Experiencing image and /or reputation challenges.
  • Can now provide immense benefit to employees that have been downsized at minimal or no cost.
  • Can update clients with positive news of how they are handling a very difficult situation – organizational goodwill.
The ProblemThe Solution (The Career Recovery Program)
Professional Athletes – wanting to help those impacted, especially in the cities where their fans have lost their jobs.
  • Can be provided any number of individuals who need the sponsorship in their city or state of choice.
  • Provide something positive and highly impactful that contributes directly to economic and local community recovery.
Many people want to help, not sure how?
  • Sponsor any number of individuals who are now unemployed.
  • Provide a program that can change each recipient’s life as a result of their generosity.
Don’t know who they can help?
  • Z1CareerZone will match sponsors with those who are unemployed and have registered to be eligible to receive a sponsorship.
Want to be sure all sponsorships are going directly to those who have lost positions due to COVID-19?
  • Provide sponsorship for those they select to sponsor.
  • All who have registered on the Z1CareerZone website have provided verification they have lost their positions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Sponsors receive names / contact and situation of those Z1CareerZone provides for sponsorship.
Want to help people they personally know that have been impacted by job loss?
  • Provide sponsorship directly to those you know who have been personally impacted with job loss.
  • Z1CareerZone provides “Welcome Letter” on behalf of sponsor that accompanies program login and setup.
The ProblemThe Solution (The Career Recovery Program)
Government committees established to figure out best plan for economic recovery.
  • Provides government with an offering to assist with economic recovery through Career Recovery Program.
Government concerns about mental/emotional well-being of citizens impacted by job loss.
  • Provides purpose.
  • Goals to achieve.
  • Classes to attend.
  • Creates determination/increases motivation.
Citizens experiencing loss, rejection, fear, anxiety, isolation and losing hope.
  • Provides purpose.
  • Provides knowledge.
  • Builds confidence.
  • Discover strengths through assessment.
Concerns about citizens getting back to work.
  • Discover new jobs/careers through assessment.
  • Building of a professional network.
  • Discover new skills.
  • Confidence building.
In need of something turn-key, structured and effective to provide their citizens.
  • Comprehensive strategy.
  • User Playbook
  • Complete structured curriculum.
  • 12 online modules.
  • 12 OnDemand classes.
Gov’t wanting to spend funds wisely to assist those out of work.
  • Short term and long-term benefits for everyone taking course.
  • Partnership with Z1CareerZone to provide program to those who need it most as a high impact / cost effective gift of hope and purpose to citizens.

Answers to commonly asked questions.

What is the Career Recovery Program and what does it contain?
The Career Recovery Program is the most comprehensive online / OnDemand career training program that exists today and is designed specifically for those individuals who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Career Recovery Program offers 12 online modules coupled with our OnDemand classes for a complete online offering. The Career Recovery Program offers maximum flexibility by allowing the user to access the content at any time, from anywhere.
What is the COVID-19 Career Recovery Program?
The COVID-19 Career Recovery Sponsorship Program is a nation-wide initiative that provides an avenue for organizations and individuals to sponsor the thousands of individuals in N. America who have lost their jobs (as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) with the most comprehensive online career training program that exists today.
Who will sponsor these recipients?

In partnership with Z1CareerZone, the following will provide sponsorships:

  • Small Businesses and Corporations
  • Government Agencies
  • Non-profits
  • Individual Contributors
Who will be the beneficiaries and what do they pay for the program?
Individuals who have lost their jobs as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic are the beneficiaries of the program. There is no cost to the beneficiaries.
How are recipients of the sponsorship selected?

Recipients of the sponsorship will be selected 1 of 3 ways:

  • Sponsor: can select specific individuals they know
  • Sponsor: can request Z1CareerZone to choose recipients for them
  • Sponsor can select some to sponsor and request others from Z1CareerZone
Will recipients know who is sponsoring them and will sponsors know who they will be sponsoring?
Yes, the recipients will know who is sponsoring them unless the sponsors tell us specifically that they wish to remain anonymous. Z1CareerZone will be providing the names and contact information of the individuals who the sponsors will be supporting.
How will Z1CareerZone decide who will get sponsored when a request comes in from a sponsor?
The order in which recipients will receive sponsorships will be based on the date they registered on the Z1CareerZone website to be eligible for sponsorship, these will be organized by state. For example, if a corporation, based in Nashville, TN wants Z1CareerZone to provide 10 individuals for them to sponsor, Z1CareerZone would go to their candidate pool that listed Tennessee as their home state and the 10 individuals with the earliest registration date would be selected.
If a company has had to downsize employees as a result of this virus and just doesn’t have the financial means to include this program as part of their separation package, can the company provide a list of those employees to be put in the system?

Absolutely and we encourage those organizations to do so. This can be accomplished in 1 of 2 ways:

  • Have someone from your company authorized to register these individuals on our website at www.z1careerzone.com
  • Direct those individuals who have been downsized to register themselves on our website.
How will Z1CareerZone support this sponsorship program themselves?

Z1CareerZone’s 100% Match Commitment:

  • For every sponsorship, Z1CareerZone will donate an additional sponsorship free of charge, regardless of the volume of sponsorships committed to by individuals or organizations, thus doubling the number of sponsorship recipients.

Additional support Z1CareerZone will provide for the beneficiaries of the sponsorships are:

  • Access to all Z1CareerZone sponsored “Industry Expert Webinars” offered on a regular basis
Can an individual sponsor just purchase one sponsorship without a Z1CareerZone match and if so, what is the price?
Yes, the no-match sponsorship for one sponsor is being offered for $495. We see this quite a bit when someone wants to sponsor a relative or a friend in need.
Can someone who has lost their job, as a result of the virus, purchase their own Career Recovery Program and if so, what would be the price?
Yes, we will honor the same no-match price of $495 for those individuals as well. We see this when someone wants to begin the program immediately and has the means to pay for the program.
Are there any options for a monthly payment plan to cover the cost of a sponsorship(s)?
Currently, we accept credit cards or checks for full payment up front. With that said, we are in conversations with companies that will support a monthly payment plan, so we expect to have that option soon.
How can organizations work together with Z1CareerZone to support what could be the most positive and impactful initiative that can be offered to those negatively impacted by COVID-19?

Here is how Z1CareerZone can work together with organizations to ensure success:

  • Z1CareerZone – Community outreach to identify those impacted
  • Z1CareerZone – Contacts companies and individuals in local communities requesting sponsorships
  • Organizations who have had to downsize: Provide Z1CareerZone with approved list of those impacted that would be eligible to be sponsored by organizations or the public sector
  • Sponsors: Commit to the number of sponsorships
  • Sponsors: Assist with getting this initiative out to your local media outlets
  • Z1CareerZone registers recipients into the online curriculum
  • Z1CareerZone will post all sponsors (with approval) on our website, social media outlets and news outlets as appropriate
What if someone registers for sponsorship but doesn’t get selected, is there any additional support provided?
Yes, as mentioned prior, all those that register will be able to participate in our Industry Expert Webinars that will continue to be offered on a regular basis. Z1CareerZone will also help them to reach out to family and friends for support of them taking the program.
How much is a sponsorship?
See the COVID-19 Career Recovery table above.

Z1CareerZone Alumni
Success Stories

OnDemand 2

From the very start of the program, I was impressed by the thoughtfulness of its design and the thoroughness of its content. Jim Zasowski and his team clearly poured their wisdom and hearts into assembling a training program that would be uniquely valuable to folks in any job-seeking stage of their career, planned or unexpected. The curriculum is incredibly thorough and patiently delivered – I never felt like it was moving too fast or too slow. The mix of teaching mediums, from diagrams and bullets with professional voiceover narrative to Jim’s inspiring video webinar sessions, kept the learning experience fresh and easily digestible no matter what your primary learning style. In each step of the journey through the program, it’s easy to see how much Jim and his team truly care about their clients.

Luke A.
Z1CareerZone OnDemand Alum

OnDemand 1

I recently found myself in a situation all too familiar to the countless people who have lost their jobs seemingly overnight. Fortunately, I had a family member who was willing to sponsor me financially to enroll in Z1CareerZone’s OnDemand Program. I’m so glad that he did. I am now a proud graduate of the Z1CareerZone OnDemand Program. One of the program’s core messages is that the key to a candidate’s success is to be the most prepared, the most excited, and liked the best. If a training program could be graded on the same scale – for its preparedness to teach, the obvious excitement and passion that went into producing it, and its sheer likability – I would hire this one, 10 times out of 10!

Alum
Z1CareerZone OnDemand

Jerod R.

A year ago, my spirit was crushed, but now I’m in a job that fuels more joy and passion in my life than I thought was possible. I am most grateful for your leadership and how you set me up with Ty. You blessed me more than I could have asked for with the coaching talent Ty gave me. She was in the trenches with me… She’s truly top talent… The wise counsel she has is literally making huge impacts in both my professional and personal life.

Jerod R.
Premium Program Alum

Ryan H.

The Z1CareerZone team put lot of time and effort into the program and it is more than I really expected… Jim’s opening advice – Candidates who get hired are the most prepared, most excited and most liked – has really helped on two interviews… this year I am more serious about a move – but that advice sticks with me and I am doing more than just a glance at a company’s website or recruiters’ profile when I prepare.

Ryan H.
OnDemand Program Alum

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