Group discussion
Potential employers hold group discussions during the selection process to assess candidates' attitude and abilities. Role plays focus on tasks that require you to work and communicate with colleagues. Employees will look at your manners, team spirit, interpersonal skills and communication skills, especially when you face challenges in negotiations and conflict resolution.
You will find the following helpful if you are participating in a group discussion:
- Planning and organization
A discussion should not be turned into a debate. Therefore, you should focus more on the interactions and solutions by closely monitoring the flow of ideas during discussions, and controlling the flow when necessary in an appropriate way.
- Diversified opinions
You should actively participate in but not dominate the discussion. In the discussion, you should embrace diverse opinions and try to come up with a mutual agreement. Focus the discussion on the issue, not a particular team member.
- Support with examples and evidence
When you are expressing your opinions or proposing some new ideas, substantiate your claims with evidence and examples. This can make your suggestions more persuasive.
Other than contents and interaction with others, pronunciation and non-verbal communication skills are also important in the group discussion.
For pronunciation, project your voice and speak more slowly to allow others to comprehend you. Non-verbal communication such as posture, eye-contact, facial expressions and gestures should leave a good impression on interviewers.