What It Does: Zoho specialises in the production and sales of digital tools such as the Zoho online office suite, CRM software, and digital business management software, all of which help in the automation of specific tasks. In essence, Zoho’s services and products automate its clients' workflow, saving them time to focus on other important tasks.
Mission: Zoho’s mission is simple; to design and manufacture amazing software to rectify business problems.
Size and Presence: Zoho employs thousands of workers across its three offices in India. Its head office is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The branch offices are located in Andhra Pradesh and Tenkasi.
Best Known For: Zoho is best known for its most popular product, Zoho’s online office suite, a widely used office tool among several top corporations. Zoho has one of the most recognised customer relationship management tools in the world. The firm also has notable awards. Zoho is a four-time winner of the PCMag Editor's Choice Award for Best CRM Software. In the Capterra awards, Zoho won as the top performer in multiple categories, including Sales Force Automation Software, CRM Software, and Lead Management Software. TrustRadius, a top review site, named Zoho the Top CRM Software in 2021.
The Good Bits: Zoho has a relaxed work atmosphere, which influences the mode of dressing as well. Workers can wear casuals to the office. Zoho offers numerous employee benefits to its workers. The pay is competitive. There’s room for growth in the firm. The company has a healthy working environment.
The Not-So-Good Bits: Getting a job at Zoho isn’t easy.
The company’s young history can be traced to 1996 when it was established as AdventNet Inc. it started operations and provided network management software. Five years after its inception, the company gained more ground in Asia by opening an office in Japan. The company also shifted to small and medium businesses as its target market. Soon after, the company launched Zoho CRM and Zoho Writer in 2005. The following year, the company launched Zoho Projects, Zoho Creator, Zoho Sheet, and Zoho Show. In 2007, the company launched Zoho Meeting and Zoho Docs. In 2008, Zoho launched its email and invoice software.
Zoho grew rapidly and reached a milestone of a million users. In 2009, the company rebranded to Zoho Corporation. In 2017, the company launched Zoho One, a suite containing 40 tools. Fast forward to 2022, the company has over 80 million users.
Zoho is a company, but the healthy environment it creates for its employees makes it a home away from home. The company is one of the few companies to provide free meals to its employees more than once during work hours. The company is a big family; the coworkers and management treat each other respectfully and join hands-on tasks to achieve a common vision. The environment is laid-back, and this helps employees enjoy the work they do. Fresh graduates and interns will get pretty comfortable here.
Zoho is a hub of diverse career opportunities in the tech field. The company provides an enriching work experience for its interns, fresh graduates, and experienced professionals. Also, being one of the top tech firms in Asia, it's easy to presume that the firm is filled with some of the brightest minds in the industry. This is a perk interns, and fresh graduates can enjoy because they can learn directly from them as they grow into their careers. The company has a gap year program for high school graduates.
The company hires new staff through the following:
A fresh graduate at Zoho Corporation earns an average of 7.5 lakhs annually.
Zoho has actively contributed to the renovation of educational infrastructures in certain Indian communities. The company also actively helps some communities to improve hygiene through waste clearance activities.
Intern at Zoho India
Bachelor of Technology (Engineering) at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences