Start DeskTime interview prep when Workday schedules an interview
Capture preparation time while the interview is still fresh in the plan.
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
Start Project Task
Tool to start tracking time for a specified project and optional task. use when you need to begin timing work on a project and optionally tag a task.
Why this helps
Interview preparation gets squeezed between meetings and rarely gets tracked.
- Starts the agreed recruiting task at the right moment
- Makes preparation effort visible
- Cuts manual timer switching
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Workday and DeskTime in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for interview preparation.
- 3Tell Notis to start the specified DeskTime project task when a new Workday interview is scheduled.
- 4Pick the Workday New Interview Scheduled trigger.
- 5Select a report channel and test with one scheduled interview.
Questions about this workflow
Can I choose which project task starts?
Describe the project and task in the automation instruction so Notis can use the intended DeskTime task.
Will it stop the task automatically?
No. Use a separate stop workflow or stop it in DeskTime when preparation ends.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Workday to Desktime. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Workday triggers
Desktime actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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