Took a break from work? IT company will help you get your career back on track

The program will be launched on the occasion of International Women’s Day and is open to all, but will focus significantly on women as they are the majority in the category of returning to work.

Professionals with a break of at least two years after at least two years of experience will be eligible for the programme. The pilot will be launched in Kolkata and will be expanded to all other locations of the company.

Mindtree said in a statement that the program is an important part of Mindtree’s effort to expand its Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiative to professionals whose personal circumstances may lead to professional gaps. This will include digital learning boot camps, skills-based interventions, mentorship and opportunities to work on live, cutting-edge projects.

“Resuming a career after a break can be exciting and challenging. Our returnship program aims to make that return as smooth and effective as possible. It seeks to help returnees rediscover their talents and sense of purpose. Suresh Bethavandu, Chief People Officer, Mindtree said, “We plan to leverage our acclaimed learning and development programs to give these individuals the opportunity to acquire higher skills and grow into higher level career opportunities.

“The program will pave the way for Mindtree to bring in more diverse talent, helping them hone their skills to accelerate their careers, while allowing us to foster more innovation and creativity that comes with a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace.” will be enabled to unlock.”

Mindtree is already aggressively working on a number of initiatives such as focused hiring, leadership development, coaching and mentoring to increase the proportion of female professionals in the workforce from the current 32% to 40% before the end of this decade.