I was in high school during the .com boom, so I can't compare the state then to now, but I can confirm getting a fair amount of recuriter calls. I suppose I'm experianced enough, but certainly not as well known as Perrin.

Of course, breaking into a Perl career will be difficult for someone with only a little Perl experiance. Perl must be programmed well or it just becomes a mess, so experianced Perl developers aren't just nice to have, but actually essential if you want to do Perl development at all.