Introduction - Group Discussion
GROUP DISCUSSION
Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI) are standard selection processes for IBPS Interviews, State Bank of India Interviews and many of the Job Selections and also for admissions in many B-Schools. It s an integral part of the selection procedures for various recruiters in India. Especially when it comes to a bank job, Group Discussion plays a pivotal role in getting the final appointment letter in hand. It doesn t matter what is your academic record, work experience (if any) and scores in the entrance test to qualify you for an interview call, your final selection depends only on your performance in the last test Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
However this section covers most of the important parts to know and learn more about Group Discussion, still you can click the link for Personal Interview section to learn more about Personal Interview Tips and Tricks.
Now coming back to the point about: - The biggest reason why IBPS or State bank of India put you through a Group discussion and an interview, after testing your analytical, aptitude, mathematical and English Language skills in an common written exam, is that to know you as a person and understand how well you will fit in their organization. The Group discussion tests how you behave or act as a part of a team. As a manager, you will always be working in teams, as a member or as a leader. Therefore how you interact in a team becomes an important criteria for your selection in various Banks or even other institutions. Managers have to work in a team and get best results out of teamwork. That is the reason why management institutes include GD as a compulsory component of the selection procedure.
This article comprises of various points and guidelines about Group Discussion which are mainly given by our experts which is focused to help all the Bank PO or Bank Clerical applicants and who dream to fly high in career choosing Banking as their full time career and needs to crack the common written examination which is due in coming few months. We wish you all the best for the preparations.