Calendar integration for efficient meeting scheduling

As someone who actively applies to remote jobs, I ran into a common problem: scheduling meetings with recruiters. The back-and-forth to finalize a date resulted in unnecessary delays, sometimes 2-3 days lost. To solve this problem, I decided to integrate a calendar into my profile, allowing recruiters to see my availability and schedule meetings directly.

After studying several tools, I discovered that cal.com was the simplest and most effective solution for this purpose. Below, I will walk you through the steps I took to integrate cal.com into my workflow using React.

Integration steps:

1. Create a cal.com account.

To get started, I created an account on cal.com, a platform designed to simplify meeting planning.

2. Go to the “Event Types” section and click “Integrate”.

Once logged in, I went to the “Event Types” section, clicked the three dots symbol (“…”) on the right side, and selected “Embed.”

3. Create a React project and install the necessary packages.

Next, I created a new React project and installed the required package using the following command:

npm i @calcom/embed-react

4. Copy and use the embed code provided in the React project.

I then copied the embed code provided by cal.com and implemented it in my React project.

5. Result:

After completing these steps, the result was a seamless calendar integration, allowing recruiters to view my available slots and schedule meetings with just a few clicks.

This integration has significantly improved the efficiency of my application process, reducing delays and ensuring meetings are scheduled quickly.