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Make the check a ritual, not a hope

Answer "Which step most reliably prevents the classic timezone error when scheduling a remote candidate?" Then point to the lesson detail behind your choice.

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Make the check a ritual, not a hope

"Be careful" is not a system. Build a fixed confirmation step that runs before every invite goes out, so getting it right doesn't depend on how alert you are that afternoon.

  1. 1Confirm the candidate's current timezone. Ask where they'll physically be for the interview, especially for travel or fly-in cases. Don't infer it from their address.
  2. 2Set the event in the candidate's zone first, then verify it renders correctly back in yours. Reverse the default the tool gives you.
  3. 3Check for a DST boundary between today and the interview date for either party.
  4. 4Read the invite as the candidate will see it - open the preview, confirm both zones appear in the body, then send.
Watch out

For a fly-in candidate, the interview day is in your zone but their travel and prep happen in theirs. They land the night before on West Coast time and you've scheduled a 9 AM ET kickoff. Acknowledge the jet lag, confirm the local-time logistics for their arrival and don't open the onsite at an hour that's brutal for someone three zones off their body clock.