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'If Rejected, Would Never Marry My Childhood Love': Man's Job Application Goes Viral

Dipalie Bajaj, the founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based Arva Health, recently shared a job application of a candidate on X that amused many.

While hiring for a full-stack engineer position, she encountered an application with an unusual justification for why the candidate felt qualified for the job. The anonymous applicant candidly admitted that he needed the job to marry his childhood love, as her father wants him to secure a job before they could marry.

If Rejected Would Never Marry My Childhood Love Man s Job Application Goes Viral

Since Bajaj shared this on June 13, the post has garnered over 220,000 views and 4,000 likes on the microblogging platform.

The man was asked, "Why are you fit for the role?".

To this, he replied, "I believe I bring a unique blend of Full stack that aligns well with the requirements of this role. Also, if I don't get this job, I would never marry my childhood love because her father say u will only marry her if you have a job." A screenshot of this was shared by Bajaj on X.

"Hiring can be fun too," she quipped in the caption.

The post was shared on June 13 and has since then amassed over 4,000 likes and 2.2 lakh views.

"Hire him for the honesty," said a user.

"In this day and age of CV fudging and keyword stuffing, this applicant is honest to the core. 10/10 on honesty," added a person.

Another person wrote, "He makes a pretty compelling case".

"We're talking childhood love here, you've to select that guy," joked a user.

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