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Career Horoscope: Virgo

Virgo too begins thinking about education and a possible future profession from early childhood. They understand how serious life is, and therefore want to study and work, improving themselves throughout their life.

They tend to delve into details and analyse any situation, sometimes even to the point of pedantry. Virgo are excellent workers - regardless of their chosen profession. They prefer to work alone, yet they also know how to integrate well into a team. Virgo can be trusted with the most complex work, and it will be completed with the greatest sense of duty and responsibility. Virgo will take on work with pleasure and will also help others selflessly. Yet they will not do it out of ambition - Virgo simply cannot stand disorder in any area of life.

Since Virgo often enjoys criticising others, those who suffer most are the lazy people they work with. However, Virgo will not tolerate it if someone begins to pick apart their own shortcomings. This is because Virgo is convinced that no one can do the work better than they can. Virgo is correct towards superiors and strict with subordinates. Virgo is often not appreciated according to their merits and receives less than they deserve. Yet they themselves will never strive for a promotion or a pay rise.

Virgo Professions

Virgo is very careful in financial matters; they rarely take risks and generally do not believe too much in luck. Thanks to their pedantism and methodical, clear thinking, Virgo in life often becomes a writer, doctor, accountant, designer, watchmaker, or farmer. However, Virgo's crown profession is that of a secretary. Virgo is considered the "working backbone" of society. They love their work and devote their whole life to it.

Notable Virgos

Guillaume Apollinaire (born Wilhelm Albert Vladimir Apollinaris de Kostrowitzky; born 26 August 1880 in Rome, died 9 November 1918 in Paris) is one of the most significant French writers of the early 20th century. Apollinaire wrote primarily poetry, but also worked in prose, drama, and criticism. He is considered one of the pioneers of Surrealist literature.

Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor. He has recorded more than twenty classical and pop music albums and seven operas. More than 65 million albums have been sold worldwide. He became blind at the age of twelve.
In 1994 Andrea Bocelli won the newcomer award at the Sanremo Festival. In 1995, performing in the main programme of the Sanremo Festival, Bocelli performed the song "Con te partirò", known more widely around the world as "Time to Say Goodbye".

Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt, 10 September 1933 in Hamburg) was a German fashion designer, artist, and photographer. He lived and worked in Paris, France. He served as creative director of the fashion house Chanel. He owned the Italian fashion house Fendi.

Mother Teresa, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (Albanian: Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu; born 26 August 1910, died 5 September 1997) was a Catholic public figure of Albanian origin. Founder of the Missionaries of Charity religious order. 1979 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She became famous for her charitable work among the poor of Calcutta.

Keanu Reeves (Keanu Charles Reeves, born 2 September 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989), "Speed" (1994), and "The Matrix" trilogy. On 31 January 2005 his star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.