155 MAKING APPLICATIONS / If you think it would be helpful, include a short section on your leisure time interests. This helps to give a ‘rounded’ picture of you and might show a prospective employer how you would fit into the firm. However, don’t include too much in case your prospective employer thinks you will have no time for work! Don’t have your CV any longer than three pages and make it shorter if you can. Some firms still issue application forms for jobs but your CV will nevertheless be useful as the forms are often very basic and there is not much room for the information. Having done your CV, you can always extract a section to include with your form. Chapter 10 dealt with the filling in of other forms. The same rules apply to an application form. The completed form must be legible and all the information that is required must be provided. If the space is too small for your jobs or your qualifications, write in ‘see attached sheet’ and include the relevant sections of your CV. Most firms will be happy for you to send the form and CV by e-mail. The form will require the same personal details as any other. Following that, there may be sections for your education, qualifications and experience (see Figure 25). At the end of FILLING IN THE APPLICATION FORM Keep it short Including hobbies and interests