Tips for a Successful Group Discussion
Talk to any MBA aspirant or a job seeker, he/she can very well tell the importance of a Group Discussion also called GD. In the current scenario, group discussion has become an important selection criteria for the students aspiring to get into a good B School and all leading organizations have started depending on this process for the recruitment of new employees.
What is Group Discussion?

A group discussion is simply a method instrumental in judging the team spirit, leadership qualities, out of the box thinking, and other managerial qualities in an individual. In a laymans language, a group discussion is a discussion involving a group of around seven to eight participants.
How HR conducts the interview?
The commonly asked questions to a job aspirant are:
All the above questions do tell us a lot about the individuals intelligence, thought process, characteristics, family background, educational qualifications etc but fail to highlight some other important aspects of the individuals personality essential to survive well in an organization.
Do you think an individual can work alone and produce results in an organization?
The answer is No. Every individual works in a team and has to rely on his fellow workers for his easy working and better output. He has to be a good team player to make his mark in the ever challenging corporate world.
Through group discussions, the interviewer can evaluate how well an individual can perform in a team. He can very easily find out how well an individual can perform in teams, how good a leader he is and also his creative skills and intelligence quotient.
Every individual must learn the successful tips of group discussion to fair well in the interviews as well as the screening process of educational institutes.
Here are Some Tips for a Successful Group Discussion
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