I've used perl a lot at work, but I did not get hired because of it, so while I can't say much about this, here's an opinion: there are modules I really like, and there are some that I've tried and abandoned because I consider them dunder-headed. I also hate programming in ways that I consider misguided and have refused to do so before even if it meant having to resign from the project. That said, I'd use the "modules required" as a hint about whether or not I'm actually going to enjoy this job or if I will be grinding my teeth and cursing my misfortunes.

Also, it should not take you that long to get a decent grasp of most modules simply by going thru the CPAN docs and playing around for an afternoon, or a day or so. At that point, you should be able to legitimately express some familiarity with it, and be reasonably comfortable dealing with applications that make use of it. So if you see a job you like that requires such familiarity, why not try it out?

In reply to Re: Question for Employers by halfcountplus
in thread Question for Employers by Anonymous Monk

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.