Take the 2-minute tour ×  Are there any common expectations from
perspective employers when they hire a Perl developer?  For a
student who likes Perl and Linux and would like to get a job as
Perl developer, what would you recommend to learn?  I am looking
for things that are generic and applicable to most/all Perl
positions, as opposed to specific details of a given company's
requirements.  In other words, what are the things I should be
able to to/know to become more attractive to ANY company looking
for a Perl developer.  share|improve this question Why all the
downvoting? –  DVK Sep 17 '11 at 16:49 Don't you think being a
PERL developer, you should learn everything about it, rather
than focusing on one aspect or the other –  Pankaj Upadhyay Sep
17 '11 at 17:25 To all the down-voters - I have substantially
revisd the question to remove subjectivity based on helpful
feedback from moderator. Feel free to change your downvote. – 
DVK Oct 11 '11 at 15:02 This is a good question. Perl is a
somewhat dated languag