Google Chrome Calendar extension

 ℹ️ As part of CoderPad’s rebranding effort, CoderPad Live is now just Interview. We’re still working on updating the branding in the Chrome Web Store, until then you’ll still see references to “CoderPad” or “CoderPad Live” when you search within the store.

Create and link pads directly in Google Calendar or through the Chrome browser extension to help you schedule technical interviews.

Getting the extension

Download the extension from the Chrome Web Store.

Set up

1. Click the plugins button in the nav bar and then click on the CoderPad extension.

✅ Don’t forget to pin the extension to your browser bar. You can do this by clicking on the pin icon in the Extensions menu. The pin icon will turn blue to indicate that it’s pinned to the bar.

2. Enter your API key into the pop-up window and hit Connect.

Using the extension

Once the extension is set up, you have the option of creating a pad either through the broswer plugin itself or through a Google Calendar invitation.

Creating a pad through the browser plugin

1. To create a pad using the browser plugin, first navigate to the plugin and click on it.

2. In the pop-up window select Create Live Pad or Create Take-Home Pad.

For the live interview pad

You’ll then see a window with the following:

1. The pad title, which you can edit as needed.
2. The pad link, which you can copy to send to a candidate or an interviewer.
3. A button to add the link to a Google Calendar invite.
4. A button to open up the live pad.

For the take-home pad

You’ll first see a window to select the take-home question — you’ll need to create the question ahead of time using the question wizard — and the duration of the test. Click Create Take-Home to continue.

You’ll then see a window with the following:

1. The pad title, which you can edit as needed.
2. The pad link, which you can copy to send to a candidate.
3. A button to add the link to a Google Calendar invite.
4. A button to open up the take-home pad.

Creating a live interview pad through a Google Calendar invite

1. Once the extension has been set up, open up your Google Calendar and create an interview invite.

2. Click on Generate CoderPad Link.

3. The invite will prefill with:

1. An invite title (you can change this as needed)
2. A button to open up the live pad.
3. The pad link, which you can copy to send to a candidate or an interviewer.
4. Meeting notes, which contain a description of the invite, links to our getting started documentation, and another pad link.