Humor and Your Application

More often than you might think, we come across an application where the applicant has attempted to instill a sense of humor into her answers. Unfortunately, the humor rarely comes across well and actually can be detrimental to the applicant. While we do not want to stifle an applicant’s personality, this is a very personal, emotional and serious process for our intended parents. The intended parents look favorably on applicants who show a sense of sincerity and approach the application with honest, thorough and straight forward answers. An attempt at humor on the Personal Profile can make an applicant seem as if she is not taking the process seriously or as if she is filling out the application on a whim. This can be very unsettling to our intended parents.

Does this mean the intended parents aren’t interested in truly understanding the applicants and their personalities? Absolutely not! Often the intended parents are hopeful of finding donors who have similar personality characteristics as them which can often include a sense of humor. The key to a successful application is knowing when to share this side of your personality. There are two opportunities for an applicant’s personality to truly shine through and both are further into the process. The first opportunity is if we request for you to write a short bio about yourself. This gives the intended parents a quick glimpse into your life and what’s important to you. The second opportunity is when you are requested to complete a Supplemental Questionnaire. This is a follow-up application with a main goal of getting to know an applicant’s personality and character through a series of short answer questions. Both of these would be ideal times for your humor and real sense of who you are to shine through.

Remember, the Personal Profile is the intended parent’s first glimpse of you. If you approach the initial application in a straight forward manner, you are much more likely to make a good impression so that the intended parents become interested in knowing even more about you.

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