Should GD be Part of Campus Placements?

GD should not be made compulsory at least for a technical interview, because it has got nothing to do with checking a person's knowledge on a particular subject that's not technical. Of course, communication skill will be developed if the person starts working with a team in the company. Besides that, there is no use in conducting a GD. Sometimes GD's also conducted to eliminate mass bunk of students which won't be required in a technical interview because there won't be many candidates left after the technical round to conduct a GD. So, unless It's not a technical interview there is no point in conducting a GD.

Hi, I'm Utkarsh.

I suppose that GD should not be the mandatory one because we have some people whose speaking skills are not so good but still they can perform better in pressure unlike those who have better communication skills. There are some people who don't like to interfere or being interfered by anyone in between they are saying something so most of the GDS end up with fight or losing temper of the candidates. Some people are in there to interfere only they don't have any strong opinion of there own but they depend on the opinions given by others and correct themselves as they have their own opinion.

Hi Friends,

In my opinion, GD can be a part of selection process, but should not a filtering process.

Many students who are strong in their technical domains lack in their communication skills, this would not help them to expose their valuable and precious thoughts in front of others.

To showcase anyone talent, Communication skills plays a vital role. GD not only helps to share one's valuable thoughts and ideas regarding the subject but also helps in building a good team player and team leader which are essential in today's scenario.

So, its important that GD should be a part of selection process.

In my opinion, GD should be a part of campus placement. Recruiter gets to know about candidate like leadership quality, communication skills, wide knowledge. Gd improves myself that how to interact with people, how to put any ideas in proper way so other person agrees with my point. In any job company, we can see most of the time we interact with consumer. And also we talk with seniors they want to know our opinion. If we have no quality to express myself then this is bad for me and company.

I would like to say that gd teach me how to express yourself in the front of boss, seniors and your colleague.

Yes, I totally agree with the topic that GD is essential part of selection because it checks how much you interact with the other person, GD checks your communication skills, could you speak in front of many persons or not, it checks your leadership quality.

But in other way if your English is weaker then you have to overcome this problem by communicating with friends wheather you are speaking right or wrong don't mind because it develops your confidence level & by learn new meaning, read everyday newspapers.

Your problem is not GD, the problem is your confidence level, it can be boost up.

Hello friends,

I think GD should be a part of placement procedure but only to some extent.

Like in technical or core companies should not involve GD in their placement process as they need knowledge and technicians not a person who can only talk in public because some peoples are introvert who can talk with people comfortably when they have no fear and when they are familiar with those people to whom they are talking to.

On the other hand in consultancy companies too it should not be given that much weight age as is given to the personal interviews and their skill should be tested there only.

According to me, GD should be done because it will check several qualities of the candidates that make him/her different from the crowd.

Now there are also some candidates who are very good at technical as well as practical skills who do not have very good and fluent English so they are discarded in the very initial phase that is something hurting those candidates.

The companies have to check their views not their Grammer or fluency if his thoughts are good they have to consider those candidates.

May if he improves his/her English during the job he/she will be very beneficial for the company.

Yes, I agree that GD plays a pivotal role in analysing the communication skills of the individual. It should be made compulsory for all the campus placement because whenever we get placed into a company we will have to deal with people more than with machines. And in this scenario, the power of communication will benefit the individual. Sometimes one has to negotiate, convince, communicate in such scenario one must be good in communication no matter how good you are in technically sound. Without communication skills, it would be almost impossible to climb up in the hierarchy of the company.

Yes. Gd should be Part of Campus Placement because every company has some mission and vision. So During the time of GD company looks for the thinking power of person, Communication skill and ability to take leadership qualities. So that after requirements company can get better candidate who will be able to take responsibility of mission and vision.

Lastly, I would like to say that as we know in our life.

Everymoments has some learning things. So, GD is the way where we can learn the communication skill and leadership qualities by listening, speaking and participating.

Thank You.

Hello everyone,

In my opinion GD should be a part of campus placement, as it helps in checking the mental ability, thinking power of a person. But it should be last round and final decision should not be based only on GD, because some students who are good in academics and even have good thinking power, solutions of every problem but they hesitate to express their view and just because of this they have to face rejection. So company should consider every point of the student and if possible they will provide some training to the students to overcome this hesitation.

Thanks.