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Year

CAT 2023

Section

Verbal

Topic

Odd One Out

Difficulty

Medium

Question

Slot-3

Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1,2,3,41,2,3,4 and 5 ), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.

A. Although hard skills have traditionally ruled the roost, some companies are moving away from choosing prospective hires based on technical abilities alone.

B. Companies are shaking off the old definition of an ideal candidate and ditching the idea of looking for the singularly perfect candidate altogether.

C. Now, some job descriptions are frequently asking for candidates to demonstrate soft skills, such as leadership or teamwork.

D. That's not to say that practical know-how is no longer required - some jobs still call for highly specific expertise

E. The move towards prioritising soft skills "is a natural response to three years of the pandemic" says a senior recruiter at Cenlar FSB.

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