š§ Why Use a Secondary Availability Calendar?
In some cases ā especially for support rotations or on-call engineering schedules ā your availability may be tracked in a different calendar than your default work calendar. With Guide, you can link a secondary Google Calendar to ensure your interview scheduling avoids conflicts with other responsibilities.
ā What This Feature Does
When configured correctly, Guide will:
Read your events from the selected secondary calendar
Automatically block off conflicts during interview scheduling
Combine this with your default calendar availability for smarter coordination
āļø Setup Instructions
Step 1: Check the Calendarās Sharing Settings
If your PagerDuty (or any secondary) calendar is already imported into Google Calendar, it must be visible to Guide.
Open Google Calendar
Click the three-dot menu next to the calendar
Click Settings
Under Permissions, ensure it says:
ā āAnyone can see all event detailsā
ā If it says āSee nothing,ā Guide will not be able to read it
Step 2: Import the PagerDuty Calendar (if not already connected)
If you havenāt added it yet:
Get your WebCal link from PagerDuty (usually a feed of on-call shifts)
In Google Calendar, click the + icon next to āOther calendarsā
Select āFrom URLā
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Paste the WebCal URL
āCheck ā āMake the calendar publicly accessibleā
Click Add Calendar
Now your on-call or team availability will show up in Google Calendar.
Step 3: Connect the Calendar in Guide
Go to your Guide Scheduling Preferences page
Scroll to āSecondary availability calendarā
Click Connect Google Calendar if prompted
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Select the calendar you imported from the dropdown
Click Save Changes
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š Youāre All Set!
Guide will now consider availability from both your default calendar and your selected secondary calendar when scheduling interviews.
This is especially helpful for:
On-call rotations
Cross-functional teams
Shared team calendars