Group Discussion tips

Group Discussion is one of the method used to measure certain personality traits or skill of candidate, which is required by the organization. It is, now a days, used to screen candidates. So it become important that candidate should know what should they do or not in Group discussion.   It can be viewed as one more hurdle in getting job, or getting selected. 

In GD a group of candidates are given a topic or situation and some time to think upon it candidates have to discus upon the topic and come to a conclusion in a given time.

GD is used to access many things in candidates.

·         COMMUNICATION SKILL:  How candidate communicates in new environment how he puts his/her views. Many times some candidates are not able to speak up there views even though they have a good  point. What is lacking here is communication gap. And in genereal life it is as important 

·         BEHAVIOUR:  Your behavior towards the group, your interaction is anther aspect which is jujed in GD. Because in a organization you have to work in group it become important that you are adaptable in every environment.

·         ATTITUDE AND CONFIDENCE: Your attitude decide a lot about your selection in GD or not. You should have a positive attitude. And you should be confidence even if you are not able to speak much in the GD, don’t lose your confidence. Because this confidence and attitude can change anything in next minute.

·         PROBLEM SOVLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING: why you are given a topic to discus upon? Simply to judge your problem solving skill. How you result oriented you are. How you complete your task? These are the things which are evaluated in the GD. And it is the thing which you are from your childhood days. In simple words this means common sense.

·         LISTENING SKILL: A good speaker is always a good listener. Allow other to speak, don’t intervene while some one other is speaking. This can be thought as if you don’t understand what the person sitting in front of you is saying then how you will satisfy him/her. Some candidate only listen in GD. It doesn’t mean this. It means you should understand the others view and reply appropriately. 

·         OPEN MINDED: This skill test how open minded you is how you behave when things are not in the way you think. Or how you accept the things. Whether you are stubborn or not. 

·         LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS: This is one of the most important skill which is judged in every field, in every exam.  How you lead the group, is the thing which evaluator there at the GD seeks in you. Sometime GD diverted from the topic and this irritates the evaluator now you have to take the lead and change direction of the GD. Remember GD is a group task you have take GD to a Point where all unanimously agreed to conclusion. So be in the group and participate Actively.
dDo's and Don't of GD.