as a candidate it's pretty tough scheduling interviews past 5pm or on the weekends
It's not that hard if they're actually interested in you. It's a good way to weed out a lot of the performative, pipeline filler interviews.
If you’re interviewing, why wouldn’t you book the time off? Take a half-day so you can prep, and of course, do it on your personal equipment.
Which is why time off exists, at least on countries with civilised labour laws.
What’s preventing you from using a personal laptop ?