Question

This is a role playing group exercise. Students will undertake group role plays as both consultants and companies illustrating their practical skills in the topics of router shop. For a consulting role, the candidate may undertake the role of the consultant, and the recruiter/actor will play the role of a client, or a prospective client. For a sales role, candidates will likely need to convince a prospective customer/client to purchase their router, or handle a complaint.

The content and context of role play exercises will vary considerably depending on the role and the organisation, however typically candidates will be role-playing the position in which they have applied, and will need to act out a common workplace scenario/problem.

Answer 1

Client: Hello, i need to purchase a router.

Consultant: Do you need an ADSL router or a non ASDL one?

Client: Which one is used for what ?

Consultant: If your telephone service provider like MTNL or BSNL is providing you internet connection, you would need an ADSL router.

Client: What would be the price range?

Consultant: ADSL Routers D-Link DSL-2750U N300 (Rs 2,000): This budget 'n' router comes with a USB port for storage sharing.

Client: And where do we use the non ASDL one ?

Consultant: For connections where your service provider is your local cable operator, you will need a non-ADSL router.

Client: That is what i'm going with. Can you suggest me which one should i opt for a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz dual band?

Consultant: most 'n' standard routers operate in the 2.4GHz frequency band. But there is congestion and 5GHz is compatible with certain laptops.

Client: Well then i'll opt for the 5 GHz one.

Consultant: External antennas increase the overall range of your router. We have such routers too.

Client : What price range do they fall in ?

Consultant: TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 (Rs 8,500): With this 'ac' router, you get three antennas and two USB ports for file and printer sharing.
Client : Is there any in a lower price?

Consultant: Sure, Non-ADSL Routers D-Link DIR-816 AC750 (Rs 2,000): What you get here is an economically-priced 'ac' standard router, with a three-antenna design.

Client : I'd buy this.

Consultant : You might want to consider this one too.   Asus RT-N18U (Rs 7,000) An 'n' standard router, you also get 3 antennas and dual USB ports (one is USB 3.0) to connect your storage and printer.

Client : That sounds good, but i don't need it. I'll go with the previous one.

Consultant: Okay sir, sure. Thank you.