Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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ersonality Assessment
Confidence is the most important attribute that
contributes to the ¶personality· of an individual.
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|. Contextual awareness
(the college, the company, the family, the
country)
4. General Awareness
(political and economic situation)
5. Communication skills
(articulation, listening skills)
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Group Discussion
6 discussion by a group of people
6 exchange of thoughts and ideas
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Guccess Factors
å 0nowledge
- comprehension of core idea
- supportive examples and data generated
- Logical reasoning
å Behavioural and personality skills
- attitude, rapport-building, team participation, patience,
assertion and accommodation, leadership etc.
å Communication skills
- clarity of thought, clear and fluent, ability to listen,
assimilation
- Body language, eye contact
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Gtructured GD
ü most common
ü 10-20 minutes for discussion
ü no leader appointed
Unstructured GD
ü No instructions given
ü Might have to choose the topic for discussion, appoint a leader,
etc.
Case Gtudy
ü A short situation is given in less than a page
ü Participants have to discuss the situation and suggest solution.
ü Information processing and analytical skills are tested as well as
group skills.
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å Consensus GD
ü Open ended task
ü Not expected to arrive at a solution
å Role Play
ü Gituation is described and each person in the group is
asked to assume a specific role in the situation.
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Gelecting a topic
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Role of a Chairperson
Initiate discussion
Ensure that the discussion moves in
the right direction.
Introduce new points or bring in
relevant aspects
Encourage group participation
Maintain decorum
Gummarise and conclude
Other participants should respect the
chairperson.
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ÿther Issues
1. Be your natural self
Avoid artificial responses.
2. Must Gpeak
* you must speak
* think through major issues before you speak
* jot down points
* it may be better to continue with your analysis
while listening to what is being said
* if you do not understand the topic ask the group
what the topic means, or else wait, maybe it will
become clear in a few minutes.
* avoid speaking in turn as this leads to an unnatural
discussion.
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|. Entry Gtrategy
Guidelines to show you how you could interject in a loud
GD
a) Enter the troughs
wait for lows and time your interjection then.
It is observed that if one waits he/she would never speak.
b) Enter after a person has made his point
If you interject when someone else is making a point, it is
unlikely that that he will let you have your way.
Don·t wait too long.
c) Enter with a supportive statement
People will let you speak if they think you agree with them.
Try starting by saying something positive about the other
persons opinion.
d) Enter by increasing volume
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ways to make a meaningful impact
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|. Be assertive, not aggressive
Guccessful managers are assertive.
An assertive person is one who puts
forward his point politely, firmly,objectively
and persuasively.
An aggressive person tries to dominate
others, he raises his voice, does not listen to others.
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4. Make friend not foes
To ensure positive response from the group
Get people on your side and ensure that they are
receptive.
Use the time before the GD to make friends
Establish eye contact with all members.
Direct more of your arguments to the people who are
in agreement with you.
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°. Quality of content
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10. Body language
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Gome Don·ts
o Avoid making eye contact with evaluators.
o Do not address them in between the GD.
o Geek any clarification from them before the GD.
o Avoid speaking in turn.
o Do not take vote on a topic.
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Roles
1. The Professor
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2. The Galesman
Gtrengths ² persuasiveness and reasoning skills.
Takes charge of opinion building.
Gtrong people skills and build goods rapport.
Low quality content
| he Gatekeeper
Maintains order in the group.
Controls the entry and exit of the participants.
Content is necessarily low
4 he imekeeper
0eeps a check on time
This role has to be played in conjunction with other roles.
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m he Butcher
Most welcome in a group having one or
two aggressive elements.
Cuts aggressive members.
He perceives threat from other members.
° he pectator
Is involved in the proceedings in a limited role.
Contribution is very limited and does not affect the outcome of the
group task.
7 he Ideal Role
Each role adds value to the GD in one way or the other.
Gtrong involvement in only one role could prove to be disastrous.
Gituational leadership.
You are sure to be noticed if you perform more than three roles.
´Mobility is the keyµ
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