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Question 19 : Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 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.

1. Although hard skills have traditionally ruled the roost, some companies are moving away from choosing prospective hires based on technical abilities alone.
2. Companies are shaking off the old definition of an ideal candidate and ditching the idea of looking for the singularly perfect candidate altogether.
3. Now, some job descriptions are frequently asking for candidates to demonstrate soft skills, such as leadership or teamwork.
4. That's not to say that practical know-how is no longer required – some jobs still call for highly specific expertise
5. The move towards prioritising soft skills "is a natural response to three years of the pandemic" says a senior recruiter at Cenlar FSB.

Explanatory Answer

All sentences other than sentence 2 relate to skills- hard and soft skills- companies are looking for in prospective hires. Sentence 2, which talks about the ideal/perfect candidate, is the odd one out.

If the sentences were to be put in a paragraph, 1 would be the opening sentence. 1 says some companies are moving away from choosing prospective hires based on technical abilities alone. 3 follows 1, stating that some job descriptions are frequently asking for candidates to demonstrate soft skills. 5 adds to 3 and 4 concludes the paragraph.

The answer is '2'