My Messy Job Hunt Experiment
Okay, so last Tuesday, I felt totally stuck job hunting. Saw ads everywhere for “Aries Career Monthly Horoscope” promising the perfect time to apply. Sounded way too good, right? Usually I’d roll my eyes, but desperation won. Grabbed my laptop.
First, I fired up Google, typed something like “Aries April job timing astrology”. Got bombarded with pages. Most felt super vague, like “Focus on your passions!” Not helpful, Dave. I needed specifics – exact days, even weeks.
Then I remembered reading that Mercury Retrograde messes things up. Found an article talking about Mars movement for Aries. Apparently, Mars rules Aries energy? Found a couple sites pinpointing last week as a big “go time” when Mars moved into position. They claimed:
- Stronger applications during this phase.
- Better luck right after Venus aligns with some other planet.
- Avoid applications when the Moon’s all weird (whatever that means).
Skeptical but bored of getting ghosted, I tried it. Marked that “strong Mars week” in my planner. Usually I blast applications everywhere. This time, I held back. Used that week to only update my resume, beef up my LinkedIn, and research companies really well.
Soon as the “good window” started according to two different sites, I went nuts applying. Picked 5 places I truly wanted, tailored every cover letter like crazy. Clicked “Submit” between Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning specifically – that Venus alignment period one site raved about.
Honestly, expected radio silence like usual. But get this: Three callbacks within 4 days. One recruiter even mentioned loving the “energy” in my cover letter. Weird coincidence? Maybe. But the timing matched the horoscope sites’ “peak application period” predictions.
Still not fully sold on planets controlling my career, but hey, it forced me to be strategic instead of spamming resumes. Maybe there’s something to waiting for that “cosmic green light” feeling instead of banging your head against LinkedIn every single day. Biggest takeaway? Track those planet movements – might just save your sanity.
