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Working hours

This guide explains how to control the timing of your automated outreach. Setting your working hours ensures that messages and connection requests are only sent when you (and your candidates) are most active.

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🕒 Configuring Your Work Week

Activities will only execute during the specific windows you define.

Setting Daily Intervals

  1. Navigate to Settings > Working Hours.

  2. Enable Days: Toggle each day (Monday–Sunday) to "On" or "Off."

  3. Define Timeslots: Click "Add new timeslot" to set your start and end times.

  4. Split Shifts: You can add multiple intervals per day (e.g., 09:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00) to account for lunch breaks or local peak engagement times.

Efficiency Tools

  • Copy to other days: Set up Monday’s schedule once, then replicate it across the rest of the week with a single click.

  • Timeline Preview: Use the visual bar to quickly verify that your active hours look correct and consistent.

🏖️ Handling Holidays

NoRecruit automatically pauses outreach on holidays so your account behavior remains natural.

Bank Holidays (National)

  1. Go to the Bank Holidays section.

  2. Click "Select countries" and choose the regions relevant to your account.

  3. The system will automatically import official dates for countries like the Netherlands, UK, USA, and more.

Custom Holidays

For company-specific closures, retreats, or personal time off:

  • Click "Add custom holiday."

  • Choose a Single day or a Date range.

  • Name the event (e.g., "Company Offsite") and save.

🌍 The Importance of Timezone

Your working hours are tethered to the timezone found in Settings > General.

  • How it works: If your timezone is set to Amsterdam (CET) and your working hours start at 09:00, the system will begin sending messages at 9:00 AM Amsterdam time, regardless of where your candidates are located.

  • Recalculation: If an activity is triggered outside of your hours (e.g., a workflow step matures at midnight on a Saturday), the system will automatically "push" that activity to the next available slot on Monday morning.

💡 Best Practices

  • Avoid "Bot-like" Hours: Don't set your hours to 00:00–23:59. Real recruiters don't work 24/7. Stick to standard business hours to stay under LinkedIn's radar.

  • Account for Response Times: Schedule your outreach for times when you are actually available to jump into the Inbox and respond to replies manually.

  • The Tuesday–Thursday Peak: Many recruiters find the highest response rates midweek. Consider slightly extending your hours on these days and shortening them on Mondays or Fridays.

✅ Troubleshooting Checklist

If your activities aren't sending:

  • [ ] Is today marked as a Bank Holiday or Custom Holiday?

  • [ ] Are the specific Days of the week toggled to "On"?

  • [ ] Is your Timezone correct in General Settings?

  • [ ] Did you click "Save Changes" after your last edit?

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