Have IIT Degrees, Payslips: Netizens React As Bengaluru Landlords Ask Tenants For Linkedin Profiles

Whoever said degrees don¡¯t matter probably did not go house hunting in Bengaluru, because in that city, it does matter if you are looking to get a flat or a room on rent. Like matrimonial sites, you'll need a solid background or maybe even an IIT degree to be a potential candidate. Yes, it's true.

The landlords are reportedly asking for LinkedIn profiles to filter out tenants "without a solid background".

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Tweet went viral, but now stands deleted

Recently, a software engineer named Priyansh Jain shared on Twitter, screenshots of his conversation with a broker asking for his background details, adding that the owner wanted people from "specific backgrounds". The tweet went viral but now stands deleted.

Jain claimed that the broker informed him that the owner needs to check his LinkedIn profile before showing the rooms.

Responding to the broker, Jain said he worked at Atlassian, a software company and was a vegetarian. Then, he was asked which college he went to. He said Vellore Institute of Technology, and the broker wrote back: "sorry, your profile does not fit." Curious, Jain asked the broker what the owner was looking for.

He said the flat could not be rented out to him because the owner would only give it to people from specific colleges like IIMs, IITs or ISB.

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Turns out, this wasn't the only broker he was talking to. The other broker he spoke to also asked for the link to his Linkedin account, suggesting that it has become a norm in Bengaluru. A similar post went viral on Twitter in 2021, which shows that landlords in Bengaluru have been doing this for quite some time.

Netizens react

Jain's post garnered mixed responses on Twitter. And, many residents who have faced similar incidents in the city, confirmed that such practices are prevalent in Bengaluru.

Arnav Gupta, an engineer, tweeted earlier this week: "Moving to Bangalore, and house owner asked for our LinkedIn profiles. What level of @peakbengaluru behaviour is this?"

Moving to Bangalore, and house owner asked for our LinkedIn profiles.

What level of @peakbengaluru behaviour is this?

¡ª Arnav Gupta (@championswimmer) September 24, 2021

Another tenant said he was told to show his salary slips. He and his friend were also asked their age and if they had girlfriends.

Ok. This is absurd. Is there any roadmap to clear this tenant interview. Getting out of hand now. @peakbengaluru @BangaloreRoomi pic.twitter.com/PjxWtYM0el

¡ª Amit (@streotypdBihari) November 17, 2022

Three others received messages saying they were not "shortlisted" for a house.

Peak Bangalore moment.
After having Google, JP Morgan in our portfolio, still couldn't impress the flat owner.

Bhai coding contest hi rakhdo ?@peakbengaluru @BangaloreRoomi @fmrbangalore @FlatsnFlatmates pic.twitter.com/d80kuj4zXo

¡ª Mohit Thakur (@Mohit_tweeets) November 16, 2022

Many other users thought it was easier to be a son-in-law than a tenant.

The owner is looking for a son in law :))

¡ª Kapil Chawla (@KapChaw) November 19, 2022

Probably the owner is looking for future damad also ?

¡ª Manish (@ManishPushkar) November 19, 2022

Reacting to Jain's post, a Twitter user wrote, ¡°You parents must have forced you to study hard if you're in IIT.... No, actually I got into IIT to get this apartment I've always wanted."

Another user, who seemed supportive of Bengaluru's new tenant hunting ways wrote, "Owner is looking for a secure tenant who will be able to pay rent comfortably without any defaults hence the background check on college and workplace."

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