Group discussions are popular assessment tools during interviews in many companies in India. I am not aware of this practice being undertaken in the US, although there are many benefits to this approach.

Candidates are placed into groups of 6-10 and given a topic to discuss. Sometimes, group members are given five minutes to plan their stance before starting.

Group discussion activities help the assessors understand the candidate on any of these aspects:

Personality Skills Assertiveness Critical Thinking Encouraging others Leadership Initiative Inclusiveness Group Work Skills

Language Skills Pronunciation Grammar Language Handling Ability to politely interrupt Listening Eye Contact Summarizing

To learn more about how to prepare for a group discussion, dos and don'ts and how assessments happen, take a look at the slide shows below.

Group discussion-strategies from Uj Gumilar

(This slideshow is not produced by Authentic Journeys.) 

GD PI Campus Recruitment, Campus Placement from Mikola Andrejeu

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