GDPI1 GD and Personal Interview Ideas can be generated Communication skills tested Leaders can be identified Ideas can be responded Employers use for screening out unemployable candidates ID: 653544
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GROUP DISCUSSIONS
GDPI-1
GDPI-1
GD and Personal InterviewSlide2
Ideas can be generated
Communication skills tested
Leaders can be identified
Ideas
can be responded
Employers use for screening out unemployable candidatesWorking in groups drive away
monotony
Why are GDs conducted? Slide3
K – KNOWLEDGE
Social awarenessKnowledge in current affairs.
National and international issues.A – Attitude
Set your goal – plan actionsWinning attitudes
Continuing learning.Practice skills
How to prepare for a GD?
K.A.S.H Slide4
S
- SKILLS
Develop through practice.
Presentation skills.
Communication SkillsNon-verbal skills
H – HONESTY
Honesty all through your efforts.
Admit your mistakes.Learn from mistakes.
How to prepare for a GD?
K.A.S.H Slide5
Personality
Communication Skills
Knowledge
Leadership
and teamwork
GD evaluation processSlide6
Personality
Smartness – dress – smile on the face
Cheerfulness – free from tensions
and nervousness
Enthusiasm – attitude of taking that one step extra
GD evaluation processSlide7
Communication Skills
Fluency : Not speed. But poise and right word in the right place.
Clarity : Effectiveness of the message
.Logic:– Presentation
skill.
GD evaluation processSlide8
Knowledge
Relevance. – Topic related.Depth – in and out of the subject. Factual info and data
.
Don’t talk if you don’t have any knowledge of the subject until the end
GD evaluation processSlide9
Leadership
Initiative – taking the lead. Breaking the ice. Being in the forefront.
Team Spirit. – ability to work with people. Cooperation and consolidation.
GD evaluation processSlide10
Show Initiative - Go First
Make a private map: as people introduce themselves write down their names against their positions on the table.
CALL PEOPLE BY THEIR NAME
If someone else has already started speaking, interject to set a rules.
Don’t keep looking at the modulator. Make eye contact with the group
Don’t keep “cutting” others
If you can’t understand the topic or have an opinion, be a good listener. Then try and form an opinion. Don’t `tune-off
’
GROUP
DISCUSSIONS SUCCESS
TECHNIQUESSlide11
No personal examples
Don’t take `pity’ on anyone
Don’t bang the table or clap your hands
Use: ``
please allow me to speak
’’, ``kindly listen to my point of view
’’, ``
That’s a good point but I agree/disagree’’Have one point of view and stick to it.
If you can’t understand the topic or have an opinion, be a good listener. Then try and form an opinion. Don’t `tune-off’
GROUP
DISCUSSIONS SUCCESS
TECHNIQUESSlide12
CLASS ACTIVITY GD videoSlide13
PERSONAL INTERVIEWS
GDPI-2Slide14
The Candidate
Clarify responsibilities of the positionDetermine if you can/will do the job
Determine “fit”
The Interviewer
Evaluate candidate based on qualifications and employer needs
Determine “fit”
PURPOSESlide15
PREPARATION
Make your best impression on the interviewers.
Research the company
Know your own strength
Know your weaknessSlide16
HOW TO PREPARE?
PortfolioCopies of your resumeList of Professional References
College transcriptsTwo quality pensNotepad
Breath mints/poloSlide17
RESEARCH
Learn the corporate culture before you interview.
Dress appropriately for the position that you are applying. You convey respect to the person you are meeting.
Define your audience – clients, management, colleagues, staff; fit perceived image for the position.Slide18
KNOW YOURSELF
Why do you want to work for the firm?
What can you do for the company?Your accomplishments/experience
Your strengths/weaknesses
Your initiative, goals and attitudesYour responses should be unique and specificSlide19
TYPICAL STRUCTURE
Small talk
“Tell me about yourself!”Discussion of your background and how it relates to the position
Your opportunity to ask questions
ConclusionSlide20
THE 5 TOUGHEST QUESTIONS
The tell-all question: “Tell me about yourself.”
The surprise question: “What’s your passion?”
Strengths and weaknesses questionsQuestions about the future: “What are your long-term goals?”
Scenario questions: “What if…?”Slide21
GroomingSlide22
A
last minute rush means you will arrive flustered. Before you speak you will be seen
ARRIVE EARLYSlide23
THE GREETING
Greet
interviewer by name ( if you know
)
Be polite & assertive
Clean Handshake to be firm
Stand
with good posture, smile & meet interviewer's
eyes.
Don’t
be excessively nervous
Be friendly without being familiar
Just keep in
mind - it
is a business meetingSlide24
Some common questions
Why did you apply for this job?
What makes you want to work for this company achievement in you career so far?
What do you think has been your greatest achievement in your career so far?
Give me an assessment of your strengths and weaknesses-as a person and in the work you have done.
What did you like best/least about your last job?
How
do you envisage your future? Where would you like to be in
two years/five years/ ten
years time?
How do you spend your leisure hours?
Would you have any problems relocating if you were offered this job?
Why
do you think you would be good at this particular job?Slide25
Do’s
When
answering questions
Do keep your sentences short and to the point. Once you have completed your answer, indicate to the interviewer that you have finished what you wanted to say. One way to do this is to drop the pitch of your voice on the last syllable of your final sentence.
Do ask the interviewer to repeat a question if you did not fully understand it. Or try paraphrasing it,
Do end your answers with positive points whenever you can. For instance, if you offer some criticisms of the company that last employed you, try to end your comments with a couple of positive remarks about that company, You want to show that you are not biased, that you are able to make an even-handed assessment of your employers pros and cons.
Do be wary of using jargon to impress the interviewer. Technical or specialized language is fine if you are absolutely sure of its use. But if you misuse it, you will look foolish. When in doubt use plain English.Slide26
Don’ts
When
answering questions
Don’t launch into an answer without taking time to assemble your thoughts. The interviewer will wait for you, and will be impressed if you think things through in silence and then provide a well-constructed answer.
Don’t think that you have to keep talking until you are interrupted. Decide for yourself when you have answered the question, and stop. If the interviewer keeps interrupting, you are not answering concisely enough.
Don’t play for time Don’t make comments such as, “That’s an interesting question!’ while nodding your head
sagely
Don’t talk in the abstract. This may give the impression that you cannot or will not commit yourself to a firm opinion. Don’t use words such as ‘one’ or ‘people’. Be personal, and use specific example: In my experience…., When I was at …., I think that …., and so on.Slide27
After the Interview
Write a thank-you letter to anyone with whom you have spoken
Use standard business letter format
Thank the interviewer
Reference a point of conversation which was of mutual interestRecap how your skills and qualifications fit the position based on your interview conversation
Communicate your continued interest in the positionSlide28
Experience and Qualifications are important, but you may also have to sell yourself as the best person for the post
.
All the best! Go out
and
conquer the world!
REMEMBER