The company says it just isn’t appropriate to include personal interests when applying for professional roles.

“While sharing details of your personal hobbies may seem like it gives ’colour’ to a CV, it can backfire by prompting employers to make a judgement about you,” says UK regional director Lee Knowles. So no longer will recruiters be able to read about a candidate’s proclivities towards taxidermy, mud wrestling, pole dancing or simply ’reading’. Knowles adds:

“While these interests certainly raise an eyebrow, it’s not necessarily for the right reasons.”