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Group Discussion

This document provides guidance on participating effectively in a group discussion. It outlines tips for different candidate types, important points to remember during the discussion, and how to initiate, disagree, and join the discussion when others are speaking. The key purposes of group discussions are to assess a candidate's ability to work in a team, demonstrate confidence, leadership, and managerial skills, rather than just communication skills alone.

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Group Discussion

This document provides guidance on participating effectively in a group discussion. It outlines tips for different candidate types, important points to remember during the discussion, and how to initiate, disagree, and join the discussion when others are speaking. The key purposes of group discussions are to assess a candidate's ability to work in a team, demonstrate confidence, leadership, and managerial skills, rather than just communication skills alone.

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Group Discussion

1. Carry a Note-pad and a pen

2. Jot down the thoughts/ideas

3. During the discussion note down


the points being discussed

4. Note down the points that strikes


your mind suddenly
What is the purpose of Conducting a
Group Discussion???
• If the answer is – To test ones communication
skills, then it is only partially correct, because,
Communication skills of a candidate can be
very well assessed in the personal interview
session.
Thus the reason is to test the candidate’s
ability to work in a Team, to assess his
Confidence and Leadership and Managerial
Skills.
Types of candidates you may come
across in Group Discussion
1. The Initiator (Tries to lead and take control)
2. The Supporter
3. The Reconciler (Will clarify confusion)
4. The Pathfinder
5. The Interrupter (Negative Quality)
6. The Challenger
7. The Concluder (All’s well that ends well –
take the credit by giving a strong conclusion)
Points to Remember in a GD Session
1. Maintain eye contact with each and every
member of the Group
2. Take the opportunity to initiate the discussion
3. Allow others to speak
4. Talk to the point (Focus on Quality and Not
Quantity)
5. Be Sensible by helping any Candidate whosoever
is struggling to speak up his/her points
6. Be a Good and Active Listener
7. Be Confident of what you speak (Reflects
Positive Attitude)
8. Use modest physical gestures while speaking
or emphasizing a point
9. Show enthusiasm (Reflects of your dynamism)
10. Check your body posture (Be alert)
11. Maintain smile in your face
12. Validate or Substantiate your statement with
an example
13. Appreciate/Acknowledge the speaker and
Add further statements and opinion
14. Do not interrupt hastily
15. Show your disagreement in a modest way
but with conviction
16. Do not pause while you speak as it will give
chance to others to intrude in and take up
the point
17. Participate at regular intervals with valid and
strong points
18. At the end after the warning bell for the
Wind-up Session, take the opportunity as a
Concluder

• To Conclude the session Summarize the


main points of the entire GD (which you
might have jotted in the Note-pad)

• Do not add any new point while you are


Summarizing to conclude the session.
As an Initiator
Start the discussion spontaneously by Greeting
the members as “Good Morning/Good
Afternoon etc. to one and all” and as suggested
the topic of our discussion is “TITLE/TOPIC”
• Defining or Explaining the topic
• By stating some facts of it with some related
examples
• Start the sentence with “I believe” or “In my
opinion”
To Show Disagreement
• “I am sorry, however, I would not support your
point of view…”
• “I think I would rather talk from the other
perspective (which means, you are
opposing)…”
• “I have a different view/opinion on that…”
• “I am afraid, that perhaps may not be right…”
How to get into the discussion when
one of the member is continuously
Speaking
Increase your voice with a smile and say:
• “Exactly correct, what you say is something to
be thought about ….”
• “So are you saying that (repeat the same
sentence what the other member was
speaking)…”
• “That’s wonderful, you are right because …”
Have a good day

Thank You

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