The B-School Interview

our heart skips a beat and excitement peaks as you get that much awaited call to the final stage of the process of selection to a Business School – the personal interview! Reaching this stage has not been easy; tremendous effort and hard work went into your preparation for the written test and group discussion. And at this final stage you just cannot afford to falter.

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Handling A Stress Interview

by Jaya Deshmukh

Over the years many students have asked me as to how to handle a Stress interview. And I have always asked them if they have found any interview stress free. Invariably the answer has been “No.” This is the starting point to convert “dread” to “self assurance”.  Treat all interviews, as equal and then a Stress interview will stop holding any fear for you!

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Mastering Group Discussions

Getting mentally prepared for different scenarios that may arise during a Group Discussion (GD) is absolutely vital. Since this article is mainly aimed at students who wish to appear for competitive exams like CAT, CET etc. I believe each one of you by now must have figured out which way is best to fight stress and nervousness. It is but natural to have butterflies in one's tummy just prior to a GD. What I am going to suggest is something that would work positively for one and all and help to improve performance in tense situations. Just before you enter the GD or examination hall, inhale and exhale as forcefully as possible, make sure your exhalation process is accompanied by a 'hmm' sound. This is a very effective tool to overcome nervousness.

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Take on the Group Discussion with Ease

by Dhiraj Malhotra

The second stage in the entrance process for almost all B-schools in the country is the group discussion. As it is imperative to get an outstanding score in the competitive written entrance exam, it is also of paramount importance to perform well in GD without which all the hard work and toil might just go in vain. Ostensibly it goes waste, but because from a different philosophy one’s hard work and persistent effort never go waste, it enriches the individual in some way or another. In the present context, not being able to achieve the basic objective is reason enough to consider the effort gone waste.

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Understanding The Judges That Judge You

by Jaya Deshmukh

Introduction:
In a few weeks time, a very lucky group of people will be facing an incredibly tough time – GDs and Interviews to high profile institutes! Clearing them is their ticket to nirvana. A lot has been written about how to prepare for interviews, body language, writing resumes, etc. But the most crucial thing is to know how evaluators judge you.

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