Ask the experts: A 5-hour live Q and A session on Zoho People

Ask the experts: A 5-hour live Q and A session on Zoho People




We are back with the 'Ask the experts' session of the month! Your platform to get instant answers to your questions on Zoho People is now open. Our team of experts is here, on a continuous 5-hour stretch, to answer and give expert solutions.

What to ask?
Your questions, doubts or any hiccup revolving Zoho People. If you do not have any questions, you can follow the post to add it to your knowledge.
 
Where to ask?
Simply use the comments' space of this post to type in your questions.You can start posting your questions now and our product experts will be answering them live, from 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM IST, on May, 29th

Start asking now!

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