There are many reasons you might need to adjust your timezone within Gmail. It might be that you regularly travel across timezones, or that you work in a distributed team and need to occasionally tap into a colleague’s timezone.

Alternatively, you might be working from a device that’s set to the wrong timezone.

Important: adjust the timezones in all places as described below to see the correct timing in chat for scheduled interviews, received/sent messages, scheduled interviews in your calendar (Gmail or Outlook etc.)

Make sure the timezone is correct on your device

Before you change your timezone in Gmail, make sure your device is set to the right timezone.

First, log out of Gmail and close your internet browser.

1. Go to the Control Panel.

2. Click on Clock and Region.

3. Click Change time zone.

Click on Change time zone…

5. In the drop-down under Time Zone, choose the correct timezone.

6. Click OK.

1. Click on the date and time indicator in the top right-hand corner of your screen.

2. Select Open Date & Time Preferences (You can also open Date & Time by navigating to System Preferences in the Dock and selecting Date & Time.

3. Click on the Time Zone tab.

4. On the world map, manually click your nearest city on the map and choose the most relevant timezone. Alternatively, you can check the box to Set the time zone automatically using current location (you will need to turn on location services).

5. Click the lock to save changes.

Adjustments to your timezone are made in Google Calendar, although this can be accessed via Gmail.

1. Log in to Gmail.

2. In the upper right-hand corner, click on the Calendar icon.

3. From within Calendar, click on the gear icon in the top right-hand corner.

4. Click on Settings.

5. In the General drop-down, choose Time zone.

6. On the Time zone page, scroll through the Country drop-down menu to choose your primary timezone.

7. Once you’ve clicked on your chosen timezone it will be saved and applied to Gmail.