---
title: "Set your availability"
description: "Set the recurring hours, duration and timezone Finlay may offer for interviews, and keep them clear of commitments Finlay cannot see."
plans: ["source","managed"]
roles: ["hiring-manager","recruiter"]
url: https://help.finlay.ai/interviews/set-your-availability/
lastReviewed: 2026-10-05
---

# Set your availability

Set the recurring hours, duration and timezone Finlay may offer for interviews, and keep them clear of commitments Finlay cannot see.

Set availability before candidates reach interview scheduling. These recurring
hours are for scheduled interviews, separate from a pre-screen.

Set these scheduling defaults:

- a default interview length: 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes
- a timezone, chosen from a searchable list that includes UTC
- the **Weekly hours** Finlay books inside, every week

Finlay cannot see your calendar. Include only times you can reliably take an
interview, and update this schedule before holidays or other changes. These
settings provide Finlay's default recurring windows, timezone and duration.

On the Free plan, Availability explains what Finlay Source adds. See
[Plans and limits](https://help.finlay.ai/billing/plans-and-limits/).

## Set your weekly hours

Use separate windows for breaks, for example 09:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00.
Windows cannot overlap and a day with no window is unavailable.

## Saving

Every change saves the whole week. Fix these conflicts before the schedule can
be saved:

- a window that ends before it starts
- two windows that overlap
- a day that is switched on with no window

Interview length and timezone changes also wait until the week is valid.

See [Interviews](https://help.finlay.ai/interviews/see-your-interviews/) for scheduled meetings.