Pause Bench before a new interview
Keep benchmark workloads out of the way when a new interview is scheduled.
Trigger
New Interview Scheduled
Triggers when a new interview is scheduled/created in Workday. This trigger monitors interviews and fires when new interview records are detected.
Action
Sleep
Sleep
Why this helps
Benchmark jobs can consume attention and resources while hiring activity needs focus.
- Reduces competing background work
- Creates a predictable recruiting window
- Removes a manual pause step
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Workday and Bench in Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation in Automations.
- 3Tell Notis to pause Bench when a new interview is scheduled.
- 4Pick the Workday New Interview Scheduled trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one real interview.
Questions about this workflow
Does this reschedule the interview?
No. It only runs the Bench Sleep action after the Workday event.
Can Notis resume Bench later?
Not with this package because no resume action is available. Add a separate supported automation if one exists.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Workday to Bench. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Workday triggers
Bench actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Sleep
Sleep
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Balance Details Changed
Triggers when details of a specific balance change (quantity, accruals, adjustments, etc.). This trigger monitors a specific worker's absence plan balance and detects any changes to the balance details including quantity available, effective date, position, or other related fields. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect meaningful field changes.
Interview Feedback Submitted or Updated
Triggers when interview feedback is submitted or updated for a specific interview. This trigger monitors a specific interview and fires when new feedback entries are detected or existing feedback is modified.
Job Posting Changed
Triggers when a specific job posting's details change (title, status, posting dates, location, etc.). This trigger monitors a single job posting and fires when any of its fields are modified.
Job Posting Questionnaire Changed
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New Absence Balance
Triggers when a new absence balance record becomes available for a worker. This trigger monitors a specific worker's absence balances and detects when new balance records appear (e.g., a new plan/bucket becomes available). Uses snapshot-based diffing to compare balance record IDs between polls.
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