[nukkad] 1 -SOMETHING ABOUT GD'S-RAJABABU

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Excerpted from "The Nuts and bolts of HR and IR"-Volume 2 by Rajababu
and Nivedita, Nivraaj Publications.

FAQ's (Contd...)

Q: In a group discussion what should my objectives be and how should I
achieve    them?    In order to succeed at any unstructured group
discussion, you must define what your objective in the group is. A good
definition of your objective is - to be seen to have contributed
meaningfully in an attempt to achieve the right consensus. The key words in
this definition are 'seen', 'meaningfully', and 'attempt'.

Q: Should one think laterally? Always enter the room with a piece of paper
and a pen. In the first two    minutes jot down as many ideas as you can. It
pays to think laterally.    Everybody else will state the obvious. Can you
state something different? Can you take the group ahead if it is stuck at
one point? Can you take it in a fresh and more relevant direction? You may
like to dissect the topic and go into the underlying causes or into the
results.

Q: How can one make a meaningful contribution? One way of deciding what sort
of contribution is meaningful at what point of time is to follow two simple
rules. First, in times of chaos a person who restores order to the group is
appreciated. Your level of participation in a    fish market kind of
scenario can be low, but your degree of influence must    never be low. In
other words you must make positive contributions every time you speak and
not speak for the sake of speaking. The second rule is applicable when the
group is floundering. In this situation a person who provides a fresh
direction to the group is given credit.  Try to think of the various
arguments of yours and others' as parts of    a jigsaw puzzle or as building
blocks of a larger argument for or against the topic.

Q: What are the things to be done in advance for a GD?  One week before the
GD, you must go through the current news/topics, which is very helpful to
pick up the right                     thought. Keep a list of the hot or
burning topics with you in advance and mentally prepare for the same.

Q: How can you be a cut above the rest? Try to display original ideas and
faced the challenge with assurance and determination.
Speak clearly revealing good command over the language. Make sure you are
audible. Always gives chance and support to others.   Don't loose your
patience. Be calm.  Don't create controversies and quarrels with others.
Always give your arguments logically and rationally giving emphasis on
important points to clinch the issue. Adopt a mature and scientific
approach.  Be persuasive and convince others trying to win them over by way
of thinking.  Don't be confused and timid. It shows your lack of confidence.
Don't be emotional or display unsteady behavior.

Q: How is GROUP DISCUSSION a part of the overall structure?  The candidates
who qualify in the written part of entrance tests for selection in MBA
course are asked to appear in the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal
Interviews (PI). In most cases, the Written Test (WT) carries a weightage of
75%, while the combined weightage of the GD & PI phase of selection is 25%,
most of which is carried by the GD. First introduced as a selection tool in
the British armed forces, the Group-Discussion later reached India& Services
recruitment



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