The IAF offers paid, 90-day tryouts to interested, qualified men and women at its various local affiliates throughout the year. These try-outs are offered after a process that includes:
- An expression of interest by an individual that would include a letter of introduction, a resume, and some references
- An individual meeting, or series of individual meetings, held with the candidate
- Often, some contact with the individual in the context of local training or some mutually agreed-upon voluntary experience that gives the individual a better view and feel for IAF organizing and the local IAF organizer a better sense of the individual
- Then the 90-day try-out itself
Successful tryouts lead to full-time professional organizer positions with an IAF affiliate.