Hiring has quietly become dehumanized: automated filters screen out candidates before a human ever sees their name, employers ghost prospective candidates, and organizations already stretched thin are relying more heavily on automation to fill the gaps. Work for America has built a different approach.

The Proof of Life Hiring Playbook is WFA's step-by-step model for running a human-centered hiring process. While nimble organizations need to hire efficiently, they can't afford a process that erodes trust with strong candidates. WFA’s hiring process — where every application is reviewed by a real person, timelines are defined and shared in advance, and candidates receive feedback and clear closure — comes to life in the playbook, a practical framework that nonprofits and startup organizations can adopt for their own hiring.

Join us for a briefing on the playbook, where the WFA team will walk through the process, the principles behind it, and what it looks like in practice: from writing job descriptions, to paid assignments, to closing the loop with every candidate who applied.