The festive season is upon us, and there is palpable excitement in every nook and corner at Calsoft. The buzz in the air is alive with discussions around work desks and the canteen. An eavesdropper would quickly learn that the topics aren’t all work-related.
Psst, it’s about the upcoming festival events around the corner!
However, this hum is not limited to the festive season—it’s the rhythm of everyday life at Calsoft. The atmosphere here goes beyond digital interactions, bytes of data flying across screens, and the steady clicks of keyboard keys. You’ll often find groups having lively discussions about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsets like Generative AI (GAI) are game changers in today’s evolving landscape. These discussions carry into the corridors and spill over into the canteen, with steaming cups of chai and coffee in hand.
Life at Calsoft is never dull! The fervor and excitement around festival times—especially Ganesh Jayanti and the Navaratri dance celebrations—are always something to look forward to, with the vibrant colors that grace the office.
Amid all this, the Human Resources department still manages to host a series of online and internal technical discussions and training programs that bring experts to the table. The behavioural awareness skills imparted keep our employees updated on the evolving digital landscape and equip them to navigate the changing corporate corridors of success.
Calsoft has always excelled in ensuring that our employees are well-recognized for their dedication and responsible ownership of project tasks. These star performers across all departments and domains mark the beginning of a stellar career and reinforce Calsoft’s commitment to fostering talent and motivating employees to reach both their personal and professional goals.
Learn, Grow, Lead, and Standout!
At Calsoft, our motto is not solely to cultivate tech skills in our employees but also to provide them with platforms within the organization to grow, collaborate, and build strong technical and personal skills that align with our vision and support their goals. Our commitment to employees is evident in the dedication of our Learning & Development department to fostering innovation and growth.
Recently, at the 14th National Level L&D Leadership Summit in New Delhi, Aparna Joshi from our L&D team won the “Learning Leader of the Year 2024” award. We are not solely focused on work all day, nor do we view organizing events as the sole driver of employee wellness. We believe in providing employees with a multifaceted vision that allows them to see themselves as partners and contributors, helping them hone their passion for technology. This approach brings out the best in them—and for them.
One of our employees, who has been with us for over a decade and has witnessed Calsoft’s growth while evolving alongside us, candidly shares her career journey here at Calsoft:
“I have been with Calsoft for over 10 years now. The technical landscape has evolved with advancements like Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI. At Calsoft, every stage in this technological evolution has represented career development within the organization. Calsoft has always been a step ahead, providing employees with platforms and avenues to choose their career pathways. Mentors have always been around to guide us, recognizing our passions and abilities and helping us pursue our career paths.
There’s never a dull moment at Calsoft, with sessions on soft-skill development and technical training that allow us to refresh or learn something new. The nurturing of both our soft skills and technical abilities continues to grow, igniting our passions and preparing future architects, developers, and testers for AI and its subsets. Fun and games are part of the work culture, making work-life balance a way of life. Yes, there are times when we need to put in extra hours, but it’s our passion that drives us to achieve excellence. We take pride in our work.
The support to balance work and life has always been one of Calsoft’s greatest values, and it’s a much-cherished value here.”
Although many organizations have returned to a routine 9-5 workplace, at Calsoft, we recognize that flexibility helps employees maintain a work-life balance. Remote working is now part of the benefits we offer, considering family responsibilities and affiliations. The flexibility of our working hours has been beneficial for both the enterprise and employees, allowing them to manage their work-life balance effectively. While work-life balance requires responsibilities to work, team, and family, we find that employees generally step up and manage it well, even if a few may occasionally misuse this flexibility.
Coming into the office, however, offers a unique type of socialization that employees appreciate, making our flexible approach increasingly popular among enterprises of all sizes, including start-ups. Employees can choose the domains they wish to work in, and skill-based courses are often customized according to their skills, preferences, and professional advice. Work is intertwined with activities—not just during festivals but throughout the year—with sports and other wellness events. This is all “part and parcel” of growing as both an individual and a professional at Calsoft.
The values instilled through our various skill and behavioural training programs are holistic, fostering a desire to innovate and push boundaries. The mentor-mentee program provides the right atmosphere and tools to build a solid foundation that our employees can carry with them wherever they go. Failure isn’t seen as a setback; rather, attempting something different or exploring a new idea is encouraged and celebrated, allowing ideas to be tested and refined. From these “failed” attempts, many more new ideas emerge. Calsoft is not just a corporate enterprise but also an active lab experimenting and adapting to the evolving digital landscape.
A Calsoftian knows when to relax and when to rise to a challenge; when the going gets tough, our resilient Calsoftians get going!
Calsoft, a homegrown company with over 25 years of growth, has expanded across multiple states in India, embracing both diversification and diversity. As technology advances, our engineers continually adapt their skills to meet new demands. Employees here benefit from skill development courses tailored to today’s dynamic landscape, ensuring they have the tools needed to thrive at every career stage. Our platforms not only enhance technical expertise but also strengthen client relations, fostering both innovation and personal growth.
To wrap up, Calsoft knows that just as we keep in sync with the evolving digital landscape, so, too we owe a debt to the community. Recently, Calsoft re-initiated the Calsoft Scholarship Program designed to financially support and empower talented students during their academic careers. The phrase, “Catch them Young and Watch them Grow”, was never truer, for if we do not invest in the bright minds of the future, we will lose those bright shining stars in the brain drain.
Our values are not just limited to the employees of our company but to the community. Further, sustainability is now an ingrained trait that we are attempting to work towards both in decreasing our digital footprints as well as carbon footprints at our workspaces. Our recent awards emphasize our commitment to community and sustainability for the betterment of society and our planet.