-SHARATH KUMAR HARADY

3 lakh management
graduates only 30,000
employable

Knowledge,skills, attitude
and behavior

Reasons
- Lack of global skills
- Excess Supply

PREVAILING

LACKING

Academic Knowledge

No interaction with the Industry

Theoretical Knowledge

Experiential learning

Confined to Syllabus

Job competency skills

Hands on Experience
Assessment and feedback
Team Playing
Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills
Analytical Skills
Flexibility, Adaptability
Inter-personal Skills
Leadership Skills
Multiple Priorities
Multicultural Sensitive
Problem Solving
Dedication/Responsibility
Professionalism
Self- motivated

 Personality
Resume
Written Test
Group Discussion
Interview

 Takes 5 Minutes or less to decide

Positive attitude
Dont be over defensive
People skills

 Well Structured
Different Resume for
different company
Keep updating
Covering letter
Showcase you skill set to
match your skills with job
role
15 Sample Resumes

- Quantitative
Time, distance, work ,
percentage, probability ,
permutations etc
- Logical
Directions, puzzle, coding ,
series etc
- Verbal
Reading Comprehension, Fill in
the blanks( Grammar), Antonyms
-Data Interpretation

Test papers are availablestandard most of the times

Practice for a minimum of 2
months

It is essentially a verbal
-oriented performance where
participants have to talk their
way out

It is also called leaderless

discussion as it aims to
find out the natural
leadership level of
candidates

It is a technique or
a method used for
screening candidates
as well as testing
their potential

It is used as a tool to assess

candidates in a group at one go
in order to select the best in
comparative perspective

-Why is a group discussion an important activity at college level?

More often than not, it

helps the group reach
a decision and solve a
particular problem

It helps understand a
subject more deeply and
improves ability to think
critically

It improves listening
skills and also gives a
chance to listen other
participants view points
It helps participants
gain confidence by
being vocal about their
thoughts / opinions

Types of Group Discussion

Topic Based

Based on specific topics

Could be Factual, Controversial, or Abstract topics
Normally used during recruitment process in organizations

Case Studies

Tries to simulate a real-life situation with an objective to get you to

think about the situation from various angles.
Information about the situation is given and participants are asked
as a group to resolve the situation. There are no incorrect
answers / perfect solutions.
This type of GDs are normally used by management institutes

Group Tasks

 Practice
Dress Code
Understand the topic
Quick note
Initiate GD
Eye contact
Good points
Speak clearly
Dont
be
aggressive
Listen carefully

too

 Discussion
Assess the suitability to the role
(Someone from the team)
Technical Followed by HR
Basic, In-depth, Favourite topics

Tell me about yourself

You may ask question

Convince him to ask question of
your choice

Attitude, Dressing, Body

Language , Punctuality

Key points to remember

- Research about the
companies( roles, skills,
responsibilities and procedure)
- Not volume hiring but Quality hiring
- Whether you fit the organisation
- Allowing candidates to ask a
question- to know what is
important for them
- Back to roots
- One favourite topic

Tell me more about

your self
- Awards
- Experiences
- Skills
- Degrees
- Institutions
- Percentage (If good)
- Certifications if any
- Extra Curricular