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Date: October 14, 2023, 8:15
Year X D, Month IX L, Day II F (Void: C and D)
A recent graduate asked whether he would pass the interview and whether he would be notified to start work. The hexagram obtained was Kan to Kun.
Judgment: The host siblings line, A water, is overcome by the monthly branch L and is in extinction on the daily branch F. Moreover, the host line, A water, is in the state of dead in the month of L. In addition, it coincides with the Black Tortoise, indicating that the querent himself had only average ability and was not flexible enough. The host A line and the corresponding G line being in clash also indicates that the job seeker and the requirements of this work unit did not match.
- The parents J metal line is active and generates the host line, but it is bound in compatibility by the daily branch F (the daily branch here represents the interviewer or leader). This indicates that the querent originally seemed to have some chance. However, in the end he might still be screened out.
- The primary hexagram, Kan as Water, is a Six Clashes Hexagram, representing difficulty and stoppage. The transformed hexagram, Kun, is a Six Compatibles Hexagram, which would ordinarily be a favorable sign. However, the host line is weak and is overcome in multiple ways. So this is still not enough to change the result. In judging the hexagram, one must still primarily look at the host line and the significator line.
- The parents J metal line, which represents the interview or offer, is solitary active. Although it is active and generates the host line, it transforms into the siblings line, M water. The transformed line is broken (clashed by the F daily branch). This indicates that it would not work out, and also suggests that someone else passed. The siblings line can represent peers, and it can also represent competitors. In hexagrams involving competition, the siblings line holding the host is unfavorable for achieving the intended goal. For example, when seeking wealth, if the siblings line holds the host, it indicates that it is difficult to obtain wealth. What is even more problematic is when the siblings line is active, except in cases where the descendants line is also active. This is because this then forms a pattern in which the active siblings line generates the descendants line. Furthermore, the active descendants line generates the wife and wealth line. Instead, this is favorable when seeking wealth.
Conclusion: He would not pass the interview.
Feedback: On October 17, the querent reported that he had not passed. The reason was that the work unit believed that he had just graduated, lacked experience, and was not stable enough. The position was an administrative one, and the work unit wanted to hire someone experienced and stable.
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