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Re: PM's notoriety in the real world
by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Jul 04, 2002 at 12:53 UTC
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I certainly won't hope that there's any employer that's foolish
enough to think Perlmonks XP system rates Perl knowledge. It
does not! It rates *popularity* (not of author, but of subject).
Ask a web-related not really Perl question that was asked 5 times
in the previous month, get frontpaged, and you're likely to earn
100 XP. Just for asking, not for knowing. Answer a complicated
question about IPC, correcting a dozen answers that were wrong,
with lots of code, and you're likely to get about 5 XP.
Questions often get far more XP than answers to those questions.
Answers to complicated questions usually get even less. Knowing
less will actually earn you more XP, and a higher status than
knowing more. Not to mention that once after you've gotten a few
points, you can work up to saint by just hanging around and voting.
I'm glad my employer never asked about Perlmonks. I have been asked
what my CPAN id was though.
Abigail
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My perlmonks 'rank' is complete proof of everything Abigail just said *g*.
coreolyn
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Re: PM's notoriety in the real world
by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jul 04, 2002 at 03:02 UTC
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Re: PM's notoriety in the real world
by chromatic (Archbishop) on Jul 04, 2002 at 08:12 UTC
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I've had two jobs due (in part) to my notoriety here, and several offers. I think this may be an exception, though. | [reply] |
Re: PM's notoriety in the real world
by theorbtwo (Prior) on Jul 04, 2002 at 09:53 UTC
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My resumé has Perl Monks in the activities section. Of course, I don't have a job, but I doubt the two are related. (Yes, this post is a self-serving way to get my resume out.)
We are using here a powerful strategy of synthesis: wishful thinking. -- The Wizard Book
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Re: PM's notoriety in the real world
by vek (Prior) on Jul 05, 2002 at 00:17 UTC
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Please, please don't get the impression that your XP on this site really means anything to anyone in the real world. As some have already noted there are ways in which XP can be gained that have absolutely nothing to do with how much Perl knowledge you actually have.
You will want to be rather scared of any employer that seriously considers your XP "ranking" as something of importance.
Cheers.
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vek
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Re: PM's notoriety in the real world
by grep (Monsignor) on Jul 08, 2002 at 06:54 UTC
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As someone who has hired a perlmonk, I did not use XP at all. I did use the wonderful archive of previous posts the candidate made to gauge not just technical ability, but also to get some insight on his/her personality.
<cheesy sale pitch voice>
I found perlmonks invaluable and the new employee worked out wonderfully
<cheesy sale pitch voice>
grep
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