Tolan founder ditches careers page over AI slop applications, takes email only with Pangram filter
danshipper · x · 2026-09-20
Tolan founder Quinten Farmer says AI slop applications have made traditional careers pages useless, so the company now simply invites candidates to email him directly.
- Applicants must share something they've made or written online; the email must be written by the person themselves.
- Inbound emails pass through a Pangram AI-text detection check before reaching his inbox.
- Win-win: he never reads AI slopplications again, and early-career folks who don't know to email directly get a level playing field.
- Tolan hires for curiosity, independence, resilience and kindness — no one was hired for their resume.
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