To speed up worlds by 1 day, what if the day to renew and job application period overlapped? Heck, what if renewal overlapped with the job apps period, giving users 3 days to renew to reduce the # of situations where coaches completely forget to renew then scramble & send tickets to CS to recover their teams?
It could be an additional way to remind people to renew - they would not be able to apply for a new job until they renew/add at least 1 season.