--- title: Here’s the Best Time to Schedule Your Next Job Interview description: Early in the morning. You want to be the first interview. Two reasons why: 1) Research shows college admissions interviewers who have said yes to... canonical: https://time.com/3842036/job-interview-best-schedule/ author: Eric Barker article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-30T17:08:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T08:23:35.990Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Here’s the Best Time to Schedule Your Next Job Interview og:description: The early bird catches the worm og:url: https://time.com/3842036/job-interview-best-schedule/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbad59759e0034425/6987edc5e53aba655c4db9c7/483612095-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: businessmen-handshake-close-up og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here’s the Best Time to Schedule Your Next Job Interview twitter:description: The early bird catches the worm twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbad59759e0034425/6987edc5e53aba655c4db9c7/483612095-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here’s the Best Time to Schedule Your Next Job Interview by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Apr 30, 2015 5:08 PM UTC  Business deal closed with handshake Business deal closed with handshakeGetty Images by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Apr 30, 2015 5:08 PM UTC Early in the morning. You want to be the first interview. Two reasons why: 1) Research shows college admissions interviewers who have said yes to many applicants in one day are less likely to approve another that day, despite the arbitrary distinction. Most people use similar informal groupings in their head for comparisons. Best to be first and not be on the losing end of such considerations: --- > “” --- 2) People just seem to like things which are first. Via [Science Daily](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120702210301.htm): --- > “” --- **Join over 180,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email** [**here**](http://eepurl.com/o6uAD)**.** **_This piece originally appeared on_** [**_Barking Up the Wrong Tree_**](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/08/is-it-best-to-have-job-interviews-early-in-th/)**_._** Related posts: [New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/09/be-more-successful/) [The 8 Things The Happiest People Do Every Day](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/06/happiest-people/) [How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done – 5 Expert Tips](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/08/how-to-stop-being-lazy/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3842036/job-interview-best-schedule/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3842036/job-interview-best-schedule/"},"headline":"Here’s the Best Time to Schedule Your Next Job Interview","datePublished":"2015-04-30T17:08:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:23:35.990Z","description":"Early in the morning. 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