An applicant is ready for an interview and needs genuinely available options rather than an open-ended scheduling exchange.
The useful bits
- Interviewer availability
- Interview duration and format
- The response should select an available slot or provide alternatives with an explicit time zone.
Before you write
Use this example when an applicant is ready for an interview and needs genuinely available options rather than an open-ended scheduling exchange. Gather the details below so the recipient can act without asking you to reconstruct the situation.
- Interviewer availability
- Interview duration and format
- Time zone for every offered slot
An email you can adapt
The subject “Interview options for [role]” identifies the request. Replace each bracketed field with a checked detail and remove any sentence that does not describe your situation.
Subject: Interview options for [role] Hi [name], Thank you for your interest in [role]. We would like to arrange a [duration] interview with [interviewer]. Could you attend [option one] or [option two], both in [time zone]? The interview will take place [format or location]. Please tell us which option works, or suggest alternatives if neither is possible. We will send the confirmed invitation after checking the final time. Best, [sender]
Check the boundary
Do not describe a proposed slot as booked until the interviewer and candidate have both confirmed it.
What a useful reply should settle
The response should select an available slot or provide alternatives with an explicit time zone.
Send one confirmed invitation and clearly withdraw any unused provisional holds afterwards.
About this guide
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