Group Discussion Tips

[sharmila banu.m]

A GD is a methodology used by an organization to gauge whether the candidate has certain personality traits and/or skills that it desires in its members. In this methodology, the group of candidates is given a topic or a situation, given a few minutes to think about the same, and then asked to discuss the it among themselves for 15-20 minutes.
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Some of the personality traits the GD is trying to gauge may include :-

   Ability to work in a team
   Communication skills
   Reasoning ability
   Leadership skills
   Initiative
   Assertiveness
   Flexibility
   Creativity
   Ability to think on ones feet