Some hidden facts in GD cracking

Guys,

Well . Many of you would have wrote aps, attended many interviews yet not have cracked them and grabbed jobs.

It is not only your problem rather problem of many graduates.So do not worry about it too much. Time has not reached you.

Here I post one GD experience which fetched job for that candidate.

It is a simple fact.

In many Interview cracking books, many advices would have been penned up.

I would rather say, all facts in those books will not be applicable at all places. Only some is applicable in some places only some times.

In the GD, the topic given was,

"Why actresses from north india are opted for heroine roles in our films".

The topic will be liked by almost all young stairs. The matter is not about the topic but the fact behind GD.

Generally GDs are conducted to test your boldness, fluency, how much you are confident about yourself etc. In many books there will be a point mentioned. That is "person who initiates the discussion will be given more weightage than others."

Here the points will be mentioned in the following way"

Initiation Techniques


Initiating a Group Discussion is a high profit-high loss strategy.

When you initiate a Group Discussion, you not only grab the opportunity to speak, you also grab the attention of the examiner and your fellow candidates.

If you can make a favourable first impression with your content and communication skills after you initiate a Group Discussion, it will help you sail through the discussion.

But if you initiate a Group Discussion and stammer/ stutter/ quote wrong facts and figures, the damage might be irreparable.

If you initiate a Group Discussion impeccably but don't speak much after that, it gives the impression that you started the Group Discussion for the sake of starting it or getting those initial kitty of points earmarked for an initiator!

When you start a Group Discussion, you are responsible for putting it into the right perspective or framework. So initiate one only if you have indepth knowledge about the topic at hand.

There are different techniques to initiate a Group Discussion and make a good first impression:


i. Quotes
ii. Definition
iii. Question
iv. Shock statement
v. Facts, figures and statistics
vi. Short story
vii. General statement


Guys, you would have thought that you are the only one who know these points. No, these points are known by almost all the graduates who opt for a job. So when everyone are aware of this fact, it is natural that all of them will try to initiate the discussion at a time. Ultimately the examiner will not know who had initiated the discussion. So, hereafter do not attempt that practice.

 As I already said, since many of them are aware about that fact, it is not going to help you to have any special impressions on you for examiners. Better wait for a second or two, to see if anybody in your group will start to speak. If not nobody does , then you start . At this time your chances will have possibilities to increase. If anybody starts leave it, no issue, becoz just for that fact you did not initiate will not decrease your score.

Next, everybody have a pressure to clear the round, so almost all members will try to establish their points to impress examiner. So when everybody talks at a time, the hr will not know who is speaking better. So even if you shout, it is not going to work., your uniqueness will not identified. So if many members are speaking, leave it.

You know every HR in a GD at last, will  give a chance for the people who had not spoken. At that time you strongly utter your points, with confidently, boldly, firm but politely along with a loud voice. It will increase your score.

Next if you are speaking naturally, your speech will be interrupted by another person. Please do not say
"Please wait, let me finish". You will be considered as a rude person. And also do not say "Friends, please do not quarrel" or "do not fight". You are not there to stop quarrels, but only to expose your communication skill.

• Speak only relevant points.
• Do not speak in one word
• Do not utter your points to examiner. Speak as if the examiner is not there.
• Do not stammer. Even if you speak one point speak it with clear, perfect, confident tone.
•  Do not point out any person in name or their negative aspects. You are not speaking in any   meeting. But speak all positive points. It would help.
•  Do not dominate your other speakers. Do not frequently interrupt any speaker. It will create a very worst impression about you to HR. Let them finish their point. After that a 1/10 second gap will come. You start speaking in that gap.

Well, apply all those points as per the situation. You decide how you should act in the place.

Also you follow some other aspects as per neccessity from below URL.

Quote lines Courtesy: http://www.yuvajobs.com/gd-tips-freshers.asp

Good Luck


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