Purpose

The purpose of the document is to describe the optional interviewer functionality in the scheduling.

Audience

This guide is intended for use by stakeholders who are responsible for scheduling interviews of prospective candidates.

Optional interviewer

EightFold also supports adding an optional interviewer in Wizard-based scheduling, Open scheduling link and Event scheduling.

Adding optional interviewer

1. Go to Positions pipeline > Select a candidate > Schedule > Schedule a Meeting
2. Click Add interviewer(s) to add interviewers to the meeting round.
3. Click the Mark Optional icon to mark the interviewer as optional.

More on Optional interviewer

• At least one optional interviewer must be present to schedule an interview.
• They do not get to fill out the feedback form.
• They are exempt from all subsequent communication like reminders.
• The availability in Interview Scheduling has no impact on the candidate's invites or communication.
• They are included in reschedule & cancellation flows.
• Their response is not counted towards calculating the meeting status.
• An optional interviewer's availability doesn't impact time slot suggestions and isn't shown in the working hours section.
• If an optional interviewer declines a meeting, the scheduler won’t get any notifications.
• An optional interviewer is not supported in calendarless scheduling.