India, Aug. 14 -- A job listing on LinkedIn has gone viral after it explicitly warned applicants not to apply if they are not "highly intelligent and hardworking." The post, which was for a sales and analyst role at a remote company, was shared on Reddit, where users questioned both its tone and expectations.

The listing claimed that in its previous hiring round, "more than 5,000 candidates applied" but "zero" were found to be both highly intelligent and hardworking. In an apparent attempt to weed out unqualified applicants, the company declared it was now targeting the "top 1%" of talent in India" for its US-based clients.

The job description asked candidates to apply only if they can work under pressure without losing precision.

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