Thank you for your response.
Makes total sense, thank you Helena but I was talking about trying to crack a joke in order to bring out your answer more clearly and sort of making it punchier. @Helena What are your views on that? Does our application have to sound really serious?
I personally wouldn’t know how to do that! My feeling is that the word count is given for a reason and I think you would have to be a particularly gifted writer to make that work, ensuring that those “punchy” words add something. You always have to ask yourself in every sentence you write If you are adding relevant points to your application answer. If you can remove words and still make your point or statements clear, then those words (punchy or not ) are redundant. Personally I would err on the side of caution.
That’s pretty impressive to be remembered after all these years!If it is something like this, dont do it.... I can still recite this opening sentence on an application form nearly 10 years later...
"Born to an avid golfer and a yoga teacher, I have learnt to always be flexible and on-par"
This cracked me up on a Thursday afternoon- thank you @Jessica Booker for brightening a dreary dayI have used it in many application skills sessions, which is why it rolls off very easily...
There is a saying that "Love is like a fart. If you have to force it, it's probably sh*t"
Same goes for humour in an application form
Sorry I didn't quite get you? You didn't get the question or you want me to tell you what I want to write in the application?
Ma'am it is a slightly personal thing which I won't be able to share here but looking at various responses I have come to terms that I am not all that funny and it will look odd on the application.
