Questionnaire:

1. Gauging the personality traits of the candidates in addition to their

technical strengths plays a vital role in scrutinizing the best talent for the
Industry - finishing school collaboration model of acquiring entry level IT
Engineers.

a) Strongly Agree b)Agree c) Neutral

d) Disagree e) Strongly Disagree

2. Having a prior idea about the candidate’s personality traits and

competence helps the interviewer in narrowing down to specific areas of
assessment.

a) Strongly Agree b)Agree c) Neutral

d) Disagree e) Strongly Disagree

3. The personality traits and behavioural competencies of the candidates

can be better identified by including a GD component in the selection
process.

a) Strongly Agree b)Agree c) Neutral

b) d) Disagree e) Strongly Disagree

4. It is a worthwhile effort to include Group Discussion in the selection

process regardless of it’s time consuming nature.

a) Strongly Agree b)Agree c) Neutral

d) Disagree e) Strongly Disagree
5. In your opinion how relevant is the skill & expertise of the GD moderator
in identifying the potential candidates for further processes?

a) Highly Relevant b)Relevant c) Moderately

Relevant

d) Least Relevant e) Not Relevant

6. What is your opinion about the relevance of the GD results in

understanding the communication and behavioural learning needs of
graduates?

b) Highly Relevant b)Relevant c) Moderately

Relevant

d) Least Relevant e) Not Relevant

7. If your response is in favor of the previous statement, how important is

GD results in revamping the communication and behavioural curriculum
for the finishing school program?

a) Highly Important b) Important c) Moderately Important

d) Less Important e) Unimportant

8. On the whole, to what extent are you convinced about the fact that
“Group Discussion is an integral part of the Industry - finishing school
collaboration model” to outsource the best engineering talents?
 a) Highly Convinced b) Convinced c) Moderately
Convinced d) Not Convinced e) Not Sure

9. To what extent are you convinced with the statement that criticality of GD
as a selection procedure depends on the job role that the candidate is
being assessed for?

a) Highly Convinced b) Convinced c) Moderately

Convinced d) Not Convinced e) Not Sure

10. In your opinion what percentage (approximate) of your clients

recommends GD as a part of the recruitment process in the Industry -
finishing school collaboration model?

a) 0 – 20% b) 20 – 40% c) 40 – 60% d) 60 – 80%

e) All the Clients

11. As an interviewer how do you find GD helping you in the final decision
making process?

12. Your suggestions for GD Moderators to make the GD process more

effective and relevant.