Including hobbies and interests
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!
Keep it short
Don’t have your CV any longer than three pages and
make it shorter if you can.Filling in the application form
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
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