Re^2: PerlMonks XP Value

My opinion: Not wrongly.

I've seen employers use it as a bar to determine whether they will go on to look at the applicants posts. No different from HR filtering resumes based on keywords and other criteria prior to reading the resume in depth.

Thoughts?
-v.

"Perl. There is no substitute."

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Re^3: PerlMonks XP Value by john_oshea (Priest) on Oct 09, 2006 at 22:40 UTC
Please let me know who these employers are at some point. A swift check reveals that not only do I have more XP than audreyt, but I also have (at time of writing) a better average XP/post ratio than both her and timtoady. A fact which simultaneously I find both highly amusing and proof, if any were needed, that XP totals can be about as useful as a chocolate teapot. Emboldened by my new 'statistically proven so it must be true' credibility, I'd like to announce that I'm currently working on Perl 7, which will also have an 'early adopter' implementation similar to Pugs. It will be written in Ook, and will, of course, be optimized for RSI... If that doesn't have potential employers flocking, I don't know what will... ;-)	[reply]
Re^4: PerlMonks XP Value by tfrayner (Curate) on Oct 11, 2006 at 22:27 UTC
sigh it's a real shame I've used up all my votes today...	[reply]