algorithm automatic interview time distribution

[Snorre98]

Interview time distribution:

A schedule of time-intervals applicants have given for when they are UNAVAILABLE, which they have filled out based on a general time window (like a 7 day interview period) . These unavailability timeslots are filled out for an entire recruitment period.
Applicant UNAVAILABILITY data might (vaguely) look something like this:
applicant_1 _unavailability: [{24. august, "17:00-18:00}, {25. august, "14:00 - 16:00"} .....]
applicant_2_unavailability: [{24. august, "12:00-14:00}, {25. august, "14:00 - 21:00"} .....]

From this we want to optimize the interview time distribution.

Suggested things to take into account:

• the problem above

• when to run this algorithm. After some deadline when applicants have submitted availability/unavailability.

• multiple interviews with different interviewers (at different times). E.g. applicant has applied for multiple positions.

• buffer time inbetween interviews

• We might think about a schedule where interviewers are AVAILABLE to hold interviews, which might be used as predefined time windows, which might be predefined and viewable when the applicant inputs unavailability.

• probably more thing

Things to think about, but is outside the scope of this issue:

• same interview/interviewers (at same time) for multiple positions. This is probably just be a case of communication the nature of the interview well and just solve the same problem as above.
• how to communicate given interview time (Add frontend skeleton for automatic interviewtime distribution #1100 deals with parts of this) to the applicant.
• interview location. Might be as simple as interviewer predefined this as well.
• it must be possible to manually set interview time if needed, for example if applicant has to reschedule etc.