# BambooHR interview scheduling how to

Learn how interview scheduling works in BambooHR with our step by step guides and videos. 

## Quick start checklist

## ✅ Create a test interview

- Schedule your first test interview in BambooHR (see below on this page).

- [Add branding to your booking form](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/manage-organization#fa7b3220784283cd0c765619d264d434) (optional).

## 🛠️ Set up your scheduling

- [Invite a recruiter or interviewer](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/bamboo-hr#5fff1d8b6f60af84cf0e11c22e53a91e) (a recruiter as a 'scheduler admin' role and interviewer as 'member').

- [Check your preferences.](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/get-started#c7907e925641)

- [Create an interviewer pool for panel interviews](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/manage-organization#3cbad3254f4bfbcbe69258eaadeae2cc) (optional)

[Login](https://app.cronofy.com/scheduler) to Cronofy to set up the above.

## ⭐ Scheduling best practices

- [Schedule interviews for one or multiple other interviewers.](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/bamboo-hr#1103ee490a80)

- [Availability types that can be shared with candidates.](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/availability-options)

- [Override busy calendar slots or add optional attendees.](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/bamboo-hr#2a492b2644889c1666fe93a2be1fcdec)

- Manage your interviews: [cancel, reschedule](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/manage-requests#464fb75a82d167009749f311380727d6) or [edit interviews](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/manage-requests#af3313b5b6819ca8d33130bd5ca2bf8f).

## 🚀 Create your first test interview

**If there is no existing dummy candidate in BambooHR, we advise to set one up with your personal email so you can experience what the candidate sees.**

1. On this candidate page please go to **'Email' -> 'Create new email' ->** **'Schedule interview'**.

1. Login to Cronofy with your SSO.

1. Create a new request and follow the steps to create the self-scheduling link.

1. Send the email and open the link you created to see the candidate booking form.

💡  Once you select a time on the booking form, the interview will be scheduled and you will see this reflected in the right column in BambooHR on the candidate page.

## How to: schedule interviews in BambooHR

- **How to schedule an interview for anyone in Paychex Flex Hiring**

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- **How to schedule with interviewer pools from BambooHR**

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## FAQ

## Is the availability that is shared with a candidate real-time?

Yes. This will always be updated based on the calendar changes of the interviewer pool.

Only when you choose to [override availability](https://www.loom.com/share/fbfc2ec9c15f479b94ae7c6a3bbb7103), or [ignore availability](https://www.loom.com/share/fbb070ffb5f246df821c86a797487561), will we disregard any calendar updates.

## How do I schedule with a pool of interviewers?

You'll need to first create a selection rule. After that you can add this rule as the host of the meeting and we will select one person, or multiple people, to attend the meeting.

[Create selection rule](https://www.cronofy.com/guides/user-onboarding/create-selection-rules)

## Will everyone's timezone automatically be taken into account?

Yes, we will take availability based on the interviewer(s) timezone settings and share this with the candidate in their own timezone.