Renting a House in Bengaluru is becoming a tough task for professionals. Amid all the rising prices, now one has to make a strong LinkedIn profile to seal the rent deal in the city.
Need a strong LinkedIn profile for house rent
If you are looking for a house in Bengaluru then keep your ID proof and required documents handy and in addition make a strong LinkedIn profile. Not just your parents and relatives, but now even the landlords in the Silicon city of India will want you to have a good degree and job to rent out their house to you.
According to some people searching for houses in Bengaluru, landlords in the city are asking for their LinkedIn profiles, payslips, and even write-ups before finalizing the rent agreement.
A user named Goutham has shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp chat with a broker who asked him to share his LinkedIn profile and a write-up about himself which will be further shared with the owner.
Day 12 of house hunting Indiranagar” he wrote and attached a screenshot of the WhatsApp chat. The chat shows how he was asked to share his LinkedIn profile. In a follow-up post, he shared a screenshot with another owner who asked the man to share a small write-up about himself.
This guy wants blurb about me? pic.twitter.com/hvGSGyQaWR
— Goutham (@0xGoutham) March 16, 2023
The tweet has gone viral and so far it has collected over 1.50 lakh views on Twitter. Netizens also shared their experience in the comments section. Many other people have faced identical challenges in getting a house on rent.
Twitter Reactions
Maybe it's new for you..but this is common practice to ask for a profile..
Where do you work, who all are in family..who all will stay..and govt ID.
Don't see what's the harm in it.
— रिक्तस्थान (@commonman6174) March 17, 2023
Lmao, thankfully he didn't ask for the CV.
— Nikhil Mahana (@Nikhil_Mahana) March 16, 2023
75k for 2bhk, is that normal there? I don't even earn this much lol
— Aman Sagar (@a_Man_Sagar) March 17, 2023
This is happening quite a lot in bengaluru, I know a couple of my friends who are ready to pay a good amount for rent but they're asked a lot of questions with and then the rent is quoted again with an increased price… They're still hunting for a house
— Mohammed Asif (@djasif) March 17, 2023
Same scene with the preoccupied flats, this guy never answered the call. IITians just wants to live with IITians pic.twitter.com/wP0gg963jc
— Sachin Giri (@whack_creature) March 16, 2023
Happens in Gurgaon too. You have to send profile. If you are not salaried employee, you don’t get the house. Like people doing startups don’t get houses.
— Prerna Ranjan (@prerna_ranjan) March 17, 2023
??Wow
It seems they will start asking for Resume as well— Prastuti? (@Prastuti2_) March 16, 2023
