TIPS TO CRACK GROUP DISCUSSION FOR MBA

TIPS TO CRACK GROUP DISCUSSION FOR MBA: Candidates for B-schools are usually shortlisted from their MBA exam scores ,but certain emphasis also lies on the candidate’s competence as assessed in the second stage of admission by Group Discussion, Personal Interview, Essay writing, case discussions. Group Discussions help in assessing clarity and coherence of thoughts, communication skills and the candidate’s critical acumen as well as their ability to interact with the group.

A GD essentially appraises one’s ability to critically analyze any given issue and work with a group to arrive at a perspective and opinion.  B-schools conduct GD’s to detect managerial skills within candidates. The rationale behind this exercise is to provide a newly assorted group with a task to accomplish from within an unstructured situation. While trying to give order to the situation by establishing some structure, many personality traits of individuals reveal themselves.

TIPS TO PERFORM WELL IN A GD

1. ALWAYS HAVE AN OPINION ON ISSUES:

Group Discussions are built to scale your thought process. Therefore, when you read through the information and acquire knowledge, make sure to formulate an opinion that you can present and defend while in a GD. A person with a strong opinion on an issue is someone people look up to.

It is advisable to that you read through the news everyday, spanning across legal, political, socio-economic, sports etc. While you gather facts, your mind has to be engaged enough to opine on it too.

2. MAKE FACTUAL ARGUMENTS:

When you make an argument during a GD, make sure you have data and facts memorized to support the very same. Facts may include case studies, relevant articles or quotes/books/authors relevant to the topic of discussion.

3. PARTICIPATE IN THE GD:

In an MBA GD, your fellow candidates are hardly going to allow you to put forth your own opinion. You yourself have to enter the discussion by picking up a thread of conversation and actively entering it. However, remember you mustn’t enter the conversation by compromising your composure and politeness. In a standard 20 minutes GD, if you can speak at least 3-4 times, without the repeating the statements and supporting your arguments with credible facts, then you stand a great chance of being selected.

4. SPEAK STRUCTURED ARGUMENTS:

In a GD it is essential to put forth your thoughts but in a coherent manner. You must arrange and structure your thoughts in a way so that when you speak, it appears as if you are reading off a Presentation inside your mind.  Whatever you are speaking, should be understandable to you first and the rest will follow automatically.

5. BE A TEAM PLAYER:

While you are required to put your own views and opinions during a GD, you must be accommodating to the opinions of others and not debunk them completely. This makes you appear as a team player and not a lone wolf and everyone prefers people who function well in teams as they turn out to be really good managers.

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