Do’s and Don’ts of a group discussion for a job interview
Who gets noticed during a group discussion for the right
reasons?
Frankfinn Institute Of Air Hostess Training is booked for Group
Discussion.
A group discussion is used to assess your ability to work
with the team and your knowledge of the content. The aim of a group discussion
is to judge whether you can sustain pressure situations and if you have the
required skills to perform a particular job or how fit you are for it.
General Instructions:
a.
While preparing for a group discussion, research
on a wide range of topics using newspapers, television news, magazines
including current events, politics, socio-cultural topics, management, science
and technology, etc.
b.
Be prepared with in-depth knowledge of current
affairs especially.
c.
Dress appropriately, neatly, professionally and
choose a smart place to sit from where you could view all the other candidates.
Body Language:
a.
Be alert, not still, sit up-straight, don’t
slouch.
b.
Look into the eye of other candidates and the
moderator and other jury members, don’t ignore anyone, but don’t scare them.
c.
Never display aggression, use modest and subtle
gestures when emphasizing a point.
d.
Show enthusiasm and not disinterest or
over-interest.
e.
Do address the candidates, jury and moderator
separately.
Qualities of the winner:
a.
Once the topic is announced, immediately write
points that occur to you at once and take a minute to think to gather and
structure your discussion. Be sure if you need any clarification on the topic before
you start.
b.
Approach the topic with a problem-solving
attitude.
c.
Be the leader: raise your hand and start with
the discussion, grab the first opportunity to take control and set the stage
for discussion and the path. When you start, create goals you would like to
achieve by the discussion ends.
d.
Substantiate your point with an example.
e.
Don’t be a reserved/nervous/stressed candidate.
Even If you are capable, but seem uncomfortable with the setting of the group.
f.
Summarize the discussion so far, whenever you
speak.
g.
Show good listening skills and seem interested.
h.
If you are challenger, summarize the discussion
on a positive note and lend your support politely.
i.
Do not break frequently which gives others a
chance to take over
j.
Do not be a disputer. Challenge people; disagree
with them, but not without a cause or strong backing to support you. Do not be
impatient, aggressive, attack, and cynical.
k.
Be a facilitator, restore harmony, and tackle
others with respect and cooperation.
l.
Be a moderator, get the discussion back to
track, remind people about the timeline, and bring back their focus to the
agreed goals.
m.
Your examples need not have detailed numbers and
stats if not very important, because of the time constraint.
n.
Avoid weak links like ‘uumm’, ‘like’, ‘you know’,
etc.
o.
Be the end-er; summarize the discussion in a
cohesive, amicable and impactful manner.
