Culture & Community

Perficient colleagues are actively involved in supporting the communities in which they live and work. The team in the San Francisco office, for instance, often joins together to back philanthropic initiatives that are near and dear to each other, and in just the past couple months, they have volunteered at two notable organizations in their region. […]

It’s good to be a geek this holiday season. Gift guides seem to be springing up everywhere, and they’re flush with fun gizmos and gadgets for the technologically inclined. Some of the ones that have caught our attention so far: 1. Think Different: 5 Cool Geek Gift Ideas – InfoWorld Ideas range from Lightsaber combat training […]

Prabhu Ramkumar didn’t know much about dragon boat racing before being approached to take part in the sport. A husband of a friend needed someone to fill in for practice one day, and Prabhu volunteered. “I always like a good challenge, and I like a good workout,” he said. He found both on the boat […]

Billed as the largest learning event in history, the Hour of Code kicks off on Monday, Dec. 8, with a full week of opportunities for students across the globe to immerse themselves in computer science. The event, a signature of Computer Science Education Week, delivers a one-hour introduction to computer science designed to demonstrate that […]

Talk to professionals in the technology field, and you’ll find that they are constantly working to keep their skills sharp and stay abreast of the latest advancements. In our ever-evolving industry, it seems as though there’s always something new to learn and endless opportunities for professional improvement. Recently, CIO.com rounded up 8 Free Online Courses to […]

By all measures, 2015 is looking to be a hot year for information technology. Companies across the board are projected to increase spending on technology as digital innovation continues to accelerate. In “Forecast 2015: IT spending on an upswing,” Computerworld’s Stacy Collett referenced a recent survey by the publication for IT and business technology professionals: […]

As part of my daughter’s reading assignment for school, she has to answer quiz questions to test her reading comprehension. Last night, one of the questions was: What is the opposite of play? a) work b) swim She paused before she answered and looked to me for assistance. I knew what the “correct” answer was, […]

Interviewing is a lot like the game of baseball. The initial interview with a talent acquisition specialist, or anyone for that matter, is the most vital to get on base, or get an “in” with the company. When you first step up to the plate, you are not trying to hit a home run by […]

Waking up early. Grabbing breakfast on the run. Sitting in traffic every…single…day. It’s pure, unadulterated bliss. Just as I can count on the sun waking me in the east every morning, I am equally reliant on my morning & evening commutes to center me and provide me an hour of personal growth that would be hard […]

Marin Richeson, a senior business consultant in Perficient’s Life Sciences practice, writes about why she loves her job. During my tenure in Perficient’s Life Sciences practice I have worn many hats: business analyst, project manager, project estimator, proposal writer, process improver, trainer, instructional designer, product developer, marketing writer, quality assurance analyst, validation analyst … The […]

“In the security line now. Hopefully I’ll be through by 11,” Zachary Fischer emailed me on a recent morning. We were scheduled to chat, and he was working in our phone conversation while waiting to catch a flight to his next project, a month-long stint in New Orleans. As a senior IBM technical consultant, Zachary […]

With the Rocky Mountains as a beautiful backdrop, Perficient’s Denver office is home to about 85 colleagues from more than 15 different Perficient business units. “The representation of so many business units in Denver and the level of collaboration we have on local projects, office gatherings and community events is truly a great example of […]