Headhunters Questionnaire

I am starting to reach out to headhunters (e.g., HSP) for hedge fund positions. Some of them require questionnaires with questions akin to college application questions. For example, a required question for HSP is to talk about a personal struggle that affected me. I do have a very real example (family member with serious mental illness), but that can feel pretty taboo to write about. And I doubt these headhunters care?

Question is: Do I just put trite stories or put real, potentially very personal answers to these questions?

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