YA: Rewrite of a script $nms

<?php
$con = mysql_connect("localhost","root") or die( 'Error Connecting: ' . mysql_error() );
mysql_select_db("test",$con) or die( 'Couldn\'t Select Database. ' . mysql_error());
$request= "SELECT company FROM company";
$query_result = mysql_query($request);
if( !$query_result ){
    die('Query Failed. ' . mysql_error( $con ));
}
$companySelects = '';
while($result= mysql_fetch_assoc($query_result)) {
 $companySelects .= '<option value="' . $result['company'] . '">' . $result['company'] . '</option>' . PHP_EOL;
}
?>
<html>
    <head>
    </head>
<body>
    <form action="post" method="">
        Firstname:<input type="text" name="firstname" size="30">
        <br>
        <br>
        Surname:<input type="text" name="surname" size="30">
        <br>
        <br>
        E-mail Address: <input type="text" name="email" size="60">
        <br>
        <br>
        Company of Interest:
        <select name="organizations">
            <option value="" selected="selected" > Select Company </option>
            <?php echo $companySelects; ?>
        </select>
        <br>
        <br>


        Select Major:<br>
        <input type="radio" name="course" value="softwareEngineering"> Software Engineering        <br>
        <br>
        <input type="radio" name="course" value="networkEngineering"> Network Engineering        <br>
        <br>
        <input type="radio" name="course" value="businessInfoSys"> Business Information systems        <br>
        <br>
        Application Letter:         <br>
        <br>
        <textarea name="letter" rows="15" cols="60" ></textarea>
                <br>
        <br>
        Other Attachments:
        Curriculum Vitae:<input type="file" name="cv" size="30">
        Reccomendation: <input type="file" name="recommend" size="30">
        <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Apply">
        <input type="reset" name="reset" value="Clear Form">
    </form>
</body>
</html>