Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Astrology Enters Hiring as Employers and Candidates Consult Birth Charts
Some people are using astrology to think about work decisions.
Priyanka Motwani checks job candidates’ birth charts before hiring them.
She says the charts may help her understand their temperament and team fit.
She says she does not know other employers who do this openly.
Astrologers say some employers ask for this kind of guidance privately.
Astrology is also being used for decisions about business partners and investments.
Candidates may also look at astrology before accepting a job.
The article calls this trend “micro-astrology.”
Priyanka Motwani, an R&D head at a private pharmaceutical firm in Delhi, checks candidates’ birth charts before hiring.
Motwani says charts help her assess a person’s temperament and fit with a team.
She says she does not know others who do this openly.
Astrologers say some employers are also consulting astrology discreetly when making professional decisions.
Candidates, too, are checking astrology before accepting job offers.
- Who
- Priyanka Motwani, some employers according to astrologers, and candidates considering job offers.
- What
- Using birth charts to inform hiring and other professional decisions.
- Where
- A private pharmaceutical firm in Delhi is one example described.
- Why
- Motwani says it helps her understand candidates’ temperament and suitability for her team.
Astrology in hiring
Reservations and limits
Usefulness in assessing candidates
Astrology in hiring
Motwani says birth charts help her understand a candidate’s temperament and fit with the team.
Reservations and limits
The article offers no independent evidence that astrology reliably predicts job performance or team fit.
How common the practice is
Astrology in hiring
Astrologers say employers are asking about astrology for professional decisions, though not openly.
Reservations and limits
Motwani says she does not know anyone else who uses charts for hiring openly; the article provides no figures on how widespread the practice is.
- Example employer
- Priyanka Motwani, Head of R&D at a private pharmaceutical firm
- Location
- Delhi
- How charts are used
- Motwani says they help her assess temperament and team fit.
- Other decisions mentioned
- Job offers, co-founder deals and investment cheques
- Candidate use
- Candidates are also checking astrology before accepting offers.
- Reported openness
- Motwani says she does not know others who do this openly; astrologers say employers may ask discreetly.