10 Cannabis Films That Prove the Genre Is More Than Stoner Comedies

10 Cannabis Films That Prove the Genre Is More Than Stoner Comedies

By Abby Monteil

5 min read • Originally published December 11, 2025 / Updated March 19, 2026

By Abby Monteil

5 min read • Originally published December 11, 2025 / Updated March 19, 2026

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10 great cannabis films that aren’t dumb comedies

There’s a unique pleasure to enjoying silly stoner comedies like “Half Baked” while under the influence, but critics don’t traditionally regard these movies as cinematic classics. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t exceptions to the rule.

To help you find some of these higher-brow cannabis films, Stacker surveyed the history of stoner movies, from “Dazed and Confused” to “The Beach Bum,” and picked 10 movies to spotlight due to their skillful filmmaking and unexpectedly thoughtful storytelling. IMDb user scores and Metascore, as of Dec. 10, 2025, provide context on popularity and critical reception.

Some of these movies, like “Koyaanisqatsi” and “Waking Life,” utilize unconventional filmmaking techniques to pose heady philosophical questions. Others, such as the cult-classic comedy “Friday,” combat negative stereotypes about Black Americans while simultaneously capturing the hilarious misadventures of kicking back with your best friend. Either way, you’re bound to have a good time no matter what state you find yourself in—there are plenty of stoner-friendly films worth a watch for high and sober moviegoers alike.

So sit back, relax, and read on to find out where your favorite artsy stoner movie ranks on this list of 10 of the best cannabis films that aren’t dumb comedies.

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Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

– Director: Godfrey Reggio
– IMDb user rating: 8.2
– Metascore: 72
– Runtime: 86 minutes

“Koyaanisqatsi” is the first installment in director Godfrey Reggio’s “The Qatsi Trilogy,” which encompasses three non-narrative films. Named for the Hopi word meaning “life out of balance,” the movie uses slow-motion and time-lapse footage to demonstrate how humanity has grown apart from nature through technology and modern civilization. If you tend to get existentialist when you’re high, “Koyaanisqatsi” is the cannabis movie for you.

Alphaville Films

Dazed and Confused (1993)

– Director: Richard Linklater
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 82
– Runtime: 103 minutes

“Dazed and Confused” follows several teenagers on their last day of school in Austin, Texas, in 1976. From hooking up to confronting bullies to smoking a lot of weed, critics and audiences have praised the characters’ romp for their authentic portrayal of teen life. Richard Linklater’s classic also helped launch the careers of several movie stars, including Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, and Parker Posey.

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Friday (1995)

– Director: F. Gary Gray
– IMDb user rating: 7.2
– Metascore: 54
– Runtime: 91 minutes

The stoner comedy “Friday” follows best friends Craig Jones (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker) as they deal with misadventures around their neighborhood while rushing to come up with the money Smokey owes their local drug dealer. Co-screenwriters Ice Cube and DJ Pooh have been open about writing the film to challenge harmful tropes about the “hood” through more optimistic, free-wheeling laughs.

The box office success of “Friday” sparked two sequels: 2000’s “Next Friday” and 2002’s “Friday After Next.”

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The Big Lebowski (1998)

– Directors: Joel Coen
– IMDb user rating: 8.1
– Metascore: 71
– Runtime: 117 minutes

When it comes to iconic stoner characters, you’d be hard-pressed to find one more high-profile than Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, the slacker at the center of the Coen brothers’ “The Big Lebowski.” The Dude’s laid-back existence quickly turns upside down after he’s mistaken for a millionaire with the same name and becomes entangled in a complex criminal scheme.

In recent years, the film has gained a loyal cult following, receiving praise for its eclectic dialogue, soundtrack, and well-realized, fantastical dream sequences.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

– Director: Terry Gilliam
– IMDb user rating: 7.5
– Metascore: 41
– Runtime: 118 minutes

Gonzo journalism icon Hunter S. Thompson was heavily involved in this film adaptation of his seminal 1971 stoner novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” The film stars Johnny Depp as an eccentric journalist and Benicio del Toro as his attorney as they cross the Mojave Desert with drugs in tow. While they dodge legal action, the two become increasingly under the influence.

Although Thompson’s book was once considered unfilmable, director Terry Gilliam managed to straddle the line between its fantastical stoner sequences and the reality of the main characters’ situation in magnificent psychedelic fashion.

Dreamworks Pictures

Almost Famous (2000)

– Director: Cameron Crowe
– IMDb user rating: 7.9
– Metascore: 90
– Runtime: 122 minutes

Based on filmmaker Cameron Crowe’s real-life experiences writing for Rolling Stone as a teenager, “Almost Famous” follows young aspiring journalist William as he goes on the road with the fictional rock band Stillwater to write his first cover story. The movie is full of plenty of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, but it also won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, proving its poignant power.

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Waking Life (2001)

– Director: Richard Linklater
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Metascore: 85
– Runtime: 99 minutes

“Waking Life” is one of Linklater’s most surreal films to date, making it a unique watch for existentialists and those flying high alike. The animated movie centers on an unnamed man who wanders through a series of dreamlike, abstract realities, conversing with the people he meets about philosophy and humanity’s place in the universe. While watching, viewers are encouraged to consider the deeper questions behind “Waking Life’s” psychedelic visuals.

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A Scanner Darkly (2006)

– Director: Richard Linklater
– IMDb user rating: 7
– Metascore: 73
– Runtime: 100 minutes

Based on Philip K. Dick’s 1977 novel, “A Scanner Darkly” takes place in a future where large swaths of the United States population are addicted to a hallucinatory drug called Substance D while being subjected to dystopian, near-constant police surveillance. Keanu Reeves stars in the movie as an undercover cop who traverses the underworld of Substance D users and begins to lose his grip on reality.

Linklater and his team brought the story to life using rotoscope animation, an approach where animators trace live-action footage to create a hand-drawn style. The film offers an engaging animation experience while exploring the complexities of substance use and law enforcement oversight in contemporary society.

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Inherent Vice (2014)

– Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
– IMDb user rating: 6.6
– Metascore: 81
– Runtime: 148 minutes

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice,” based on the 2009 novel by Thomas Pynchon of the same name, has the bones of a silly comedy but easily transcends the genre thanks to its intricate story, high-quality production, and veteran ensemble cast. Joaquin Phoenix plays stoner private detective Larry “Doc” Sportello. Doc’s ex hires him to track down her wealthy new paramour, whose wife is conspiring to commit him to a mental hospital. Doc also handles two more potentially related cases as the movie progresses.

Featuring long, hazy sequences that fade into each other, “Inherent Vice” captures the feeling of being high while managing to dovetail between Doc’s overlapping cases.

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The Beach Bum (2019)

– Director: Harmony Korine
– IMDb user rating: 5.5
– Metascore: 55
– Runtime: 95 minutes

IndieWire’s Christian Zilko once remarked, “If you haven’t seen [‘The Beach Bum’] while stoned, it’s safe to say you haven’t seen it at all.” This A24 entry tells the story of stoner poet Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), who struggles to finish his next book following an unexpected loss. The movie’s ensemble cast includes actor Isla Fisher and iconic cannabis enthusiast Snoop Dogg.

Story editing by Carren Jao and Jaimie Etkin. Copy editing by Kristen Wegrzyn. Photo selection by Clarese Moller.

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25 Times LGBTQ+ Artists Made Music History

By Cynthia Rebolledo

7 min read • Originally published December 16, 2025 / Updated March 19, 2026

By Cynthia Rebolledo

7 min read • Originally published December 16, 2025 / Updated March 19, 2026

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25 times LGBTQ+ artists made music history

Throughout history, there have been artists that refuse to reduce themselves to monolithic stereotypes and conform to discriminatory musical standards and expectations. Instead, individuals like Ma Rainey, often called the “Mother of the Blues,” overtly explored themes of identity and lesbian self-affirmation. Angela Y. Davis called Rainey’s “Prove It on Me,” a precursor to the lesbian cultural movement of the 1970s.

Generations of LGBTQ+ artists have followed suit, challenging the industry to create more variable genres with avant-garde style, elliptical lyrics, and formative vision. Some of these artists—Wendy Carlos, MikeQ, David Bowie, and Patrick Haggerty—have made music history all while contributing to cultural movements, LGBTQ+ rights, and freedom of self-expression that have extended beyond the stage.

To acknowledge and recognize these achievements, Stacker examined books, interviews, and primary news sources and compiled a list of 25 times LGBTQ+ artists made music history. Some of the artists on this list may be familiar, but others might be lesser-known visionaries and pioneers in the music industry. Let’s celebrate their resilience and influence that have paved, or are currently paving, the way for generations of artists.

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Freddie Mercury: ‘The note heard around the world’

With his highly theatrical style and extraordinary vocal range, Freddie Mercury is recognized for belting out some of the most distinctive anthems in music history. Mercury’s vivid note, “Aaaaaay-o,” performed at the 1985 Live Aid concert came to be known as “the note heard around the world.”

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Sylvester: The song that became a disco classic

The embodiment of disco, Sylvester rose to fame with hits “Dance” and “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).” The latter would later be recognized as an anthem of empowerment, celebrating liberation. In 1979, Sylvester was awarded a key to San Francisco by then-mayor Dianne Feinstein.

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Patrick Cowley: Disco originator

Patrick Cowley is recognized as an early pioneer of electronic dance music and a disco producer. He is credited for enormously influencing the music-dance scene with his trademark “San Francisco Sound.”

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Melissa Etheridge: Honored with a star

Melissa Etheridge solidified herself as a rock ‘n’ roll performer with her breakthrough 1993 album “Yes I Am.” She is a Grammy- and Oscar-winning artist. Etheridge was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.

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Elton John: Bestselling single of all time

A music icon, Elton John has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and holds the bestselling single of all time with 1997’s “Candle in the Wind,” a tribute to Princess Diana of Wales. In 1998, John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth ll for his contribution to music and charitable services.

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Chavela Vargas: Crying for Frida

Chavela Vargas was a favorite of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, who often used her tortured take on Mexican rancheras for his films. Vargas, widely known as a friend of Frida Kahlo, also appeared in Selma Hayek’s 2002 film “Frida” singing “La Llorona.”

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Lady Gaga: First woman to win an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, and Golden Globe in the same year

In 2019, singer and actress Lady Gaga became the first woman to win an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, and Golden Globe in a single year. In 2011, Lady Gaga released her manifesto album “Born This Way,” resonating with so many people—it inspired her Born This Way Foundation.

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Patrick Haggerty: First openly gay country album

With just 1,000 copies pressed, Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty released what is known as the first gay country album in 1973. An unrelenting and outspoken gay activist, Haggerty led the band, performing playful country-folk music at numerous pride and LGBTQ+ rights events across the West Coast.

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Lil Nas X: Longest-running #1 hit in Billboard Hot 100 history

Lil Nas X achieved viral success with his song “Old Town Road,” becoming the longest-running #1 hit in Billboard Hot 100 history. He has been celebrated for his Black queerness. Lil Nas’ unapologetically queer and controversial music video, “Montero” was inspired by André Aciman’s novel turned 2017 film, “Call Me by Your Name.”

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David Bowie: Bestselling musician

David Bowie’s artistic expression and music catalog knew no bounds. Recognized as one of the great idiosyncratic talents of his time, he was constantly reinventing himself throughout his nearly 50-year career. Bowie was a bestselling musician with an estimated 100 million in record sales worldwide during his lifetime.

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RuPaul: Supermodel of the world

There is no question that RuPaul came to work. In 2017, Time magazine named RuPaul—the most famous drag queen—one of its most influential people. He also holds the most Primetime Emmys awarded to a Black person in history. RuPaul’s 1993 single release “Supermodel (You Better Work)” found mainstream success and would later become one of many catchphrases used on his show.

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Leonard Bernstein: The first American to lead a major American orchestra

Leonard Bernstein—the world-renowned conductor and composer—became music director of the New York Philharmonic in 1958. The first American to lead a major American orchestra, he held this position until 1969. He went on to receive numerous honors and often lent his time to civil rights, political, and humanitarian causes, including supporting the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

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Lesley Gore: Found success at 17

Lesley Gore was only in high school when she was discovered by music producer Quincy Jones and recorded “It’s My Party.” Gore went on to release “You Don’t Own Me,” the early feminist anthem that still resonates today.

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Ma Rainey: ‘Mother of the Blues’

Dubbed the “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey toured with Louis Armstrong and helped pioneer the genre of the blues. Rainey fearlessly sang about the right of women to conduct themselves as undesirably as men. Unapologetically bisexual, Rainey was an openly queer woman, but at that time, also navigating being a Black woman. Her legacy inspired August Wilson’s 1982 play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and a 2020 Netflix film of the same name.

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Big Freedia: Queen of bounce

Big Freedia is credited for popularizing New Orleans bounce music. Despite starting out as a backup dancer, Freedia’s undeniable force has linked her to collaborating with names like Beyoncé and Drake.

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Frank Ocean: Grammy award winner

One of the most talked-about artists of his generation, Frank Ocean has challenged the traditional R&B genre with his introspective songwriting and detailed narratives. Ocean has won two Grammy awards.

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Linda Perry: Hitmaker

Linda Perry is a songwriting legend and musician in her own right—writing songs for Pink, Adele, and Alicia Keys. In 2015, Perry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Wendy Carlos: Soundscape composer

An electronic music pioneer and composer, Wendy Carlos is responsible for scoring some of auteur director Stanley Kubrick’s most famous films—”A Clockwork Orange” and “The Shining.” Carlos, who also scored “Tron,” is credited for inspiring Daft Punk.

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MikeQ: First ballroom-dedicated label

MikeQ is a prominent figure in the underground ballroom community. In 2005, he founded Qween Beat, the first ballroom-dedicated label, to preserve the culture and support the new generation of emerging voguers.

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Rob Halford: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

In 2022, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for musical excellence. The “Metal God” came out as gay in a 1998 MTV News interview, challenging the perception of the masculine heavy metal genre.

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Tegan and Sara: Juno Award winners

Identical twin sisters, Tegan and Sara have amassed an international following for their vulnerable pop-rock songs. They’ve won three Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy, and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist.

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B-52s: The world’s greatest party band

Rock music’s most beloved party band, the B-52s formed in 1976 and played their first live performance on “Saturday Night Live” perplexing the crowd with their overt stage presence. Their 1989 album, “Cosmic Thing,” would be the band’s mainstream breakthrough—still timeless today.

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Brandi Carlile: 6 Grammy wins

Since her self-titled debut album in 2005, Brandi Carlile has won six Grammys and has become a bestselling author for her memoir, “Broken Horses.” Carlile is also the first female songwriter to receive two Grammy nominations for song of the year in the same year.

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Frankie Knuckles: The ‘Godfather of House Music’

Frankie Knuckles was known as the “Godfather of House Music” for his role in developing and contributing to the culture of house music—restructuring and rearranging the Chicago dance scene.

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Raveena: The first Indian woman to perform solo at Coachella

In 2022, Raveena was among the acts at the Coachella Music Festival, making her the first Indian woman to perform as a solo artist. Raveena sang “Dum Maro Dum,” a song from the iconic Indian movie “Haré Rama Haré Krishna.”

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Casting Calls Across the US: Where Film and TV Shows Are Hiring Now

By Jaimie Etkin

3 min read • Originally published December 17, 2025 / Updated March 19, 2026

By Jaimie Etkin

3 min read • Originally published December 17, 2025 / Updated March 19, 2026

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Movies and TV shows casting across the US

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey.

Whether you’re a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now across the U.S., and which roles they’re looking to fill.

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‘”Day 1: Real-time” Producers & Key Crew’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Various Lead Roles (lead, 18-65)
– Average hourly rate: not available
– Casting locations: West Hollywood, California
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘Crown by Blood’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Victoria (lead, female, 18-25)
— Alex (lead, 21-28)
— Steve (lead, 30-43)
– Average hourly rate: $175
– Casting locations: Boca Raton, Florida
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘Mama’s Boy,’ A24 Horror Series’

– Project type: scripted show
– Roles:
— Playboy Cover Model (Still Photo Shoot) (background extra, female, 18-30)
– Average hourly rate: $63
– Casting locations: New York City, New York
– Learn more about the scripted show here

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’72 Hours,’ Club Goers’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Miami Club Goers W/ Club Dance Experience (background extra, 18-35)
– Average hourly rate: $28
– Casting locations: Brooklyn, New York; Jersey City, New Jersey; Hoboken, New Jersey; New York City, New York; Morristown, New Jersey
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘The Fall of Stardust’

– Project type: scripted show
– Roles:
— Asherah: Age 12 (supporting, female, 10-14)
— Miguel (lead, male, 18-25)
— Father Samuel (models, male, 45-65)
– Average hourly rate: $93
– Casting locations: Columbus, Georgia; Naples, Florida; Miami, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida
– Learn more about the scripted show here

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‘Work From Home’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Matt (supporting, male, 18-35)
— Daisy (supporting, female, 18-30)
– Average hourly rate: $40
– Casting locations: Los Angeles, California
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘Subclass’

– Project type: scripted show
– Roles:
— Vitalis (supporting, 18-23)
— Tempestuous (supporting, 18-24)
— Akiko (supporting, female, 18-25)
– Average hourly rate: $25
– Casting locations: West Palm Beach, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Miami, Florida; Hollywood, Florida
– Learn more about the scripted show here

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‘Exit 17’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Jessica Hughes (supporting, 28-40)
— Stephanie (day player, female, 18-35)
— Casting PA (crew)
– Average hourly rate: $28
– Casting locations: New York City, New York
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘DWP2’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Event Guests (background extra, 18-80)
– Average hourly rate: $27
– Casting locations: New York City, New York
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘Whispers in the Walls’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Nurse (day player, female, 23-50)
— Police Officer (background extra, male, 30-60)
— Rose (supporting, 35-50)
– Average hourly rate: $31
– Casting locations: Los Angeles, California
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘Chronovisor’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Beatrice (lead, female, 40-70)
— Librarian (day player, 40-100)
— Young Academic (day player, male, 30-40)
– Average hourly rate: $30
– Casting locations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
– Learn more about the feature film here

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’72 Hours’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Club Goers (background extra, 18-35)
– Average hourly rate: $18
– Casting locations: New York City, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Brooklyn, New York; Morristown, New Jersey; Hoboken, New Jersey
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘The Circle in the Sky’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Aya (lead, female, 21-35)
– Average hourly rate: $63
– Casting locations: Los Angeles, California
– Learn more about the feature film here

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‘Gum’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Eden (lead, female, 18-24)
— Mary (supporting, female, 18-23)
— Ammon (supporting, male, 18-25)
– Average hourly rate: $31
– Casting locations: Los Angeles, California
– Learn more about the feature film here

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’20th Century Studios ‘DWP2’

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— High Fashion Private Party (background extra, 18-80)
– Average hourly rate: $27
– Casting locations: New York City, New York
– Learn more about the feature film here

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Dolphin to Host Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Conference Call on March 25, 2026

By Media News

3 min read • Published March 19, 2026

By Media News

3 min read • Published March 19, 2026

MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 19, 2026 / Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN), a leading entertainment marketing and content production company, announced today it will host a conference call to discuss financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 on March 25, 2026, at 4:30pm ET.

Conference Call Information

To participate in this event, dial in approximately 5 to 10 minutes before the beginning of the call.

Date: March 25, 2026
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Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN) is where cultural creation meets marketing execution. Founded in 1996 by Bill O’Dowd, Dolphin operates as both a venture studio-developing and investing in breakthrough content, products, and experiences-and a marketing consortium, featuring leading agencies across every communications discipline.

At its core, the venture studio creates, produces, finances, markets, and promotes new businesses and cultural ideas – ranging from acclaimed film, television, and digital content to consumer goods, live events and partnerships that define entertainment and lifestyle. Surrounding this entrepreneurial engine, Dolphin’s marketing prowess brings together best-in-class firms including 42West, The Door, Shore Fire Media, Elle Communications, Special Projects and The Digital Dept. Together, this collective delivers unmatched cross-marketing expertise and relationships across every vertical of pop culture – from film, television, music, influencers, sports, hospitality, and fashion to consumer brands and purpose-driven initiatives. Dolphin marketing has been the recipient of many accolades, including #1 Agency of the Year on the Observer PR Power List in 2025, The PR Net 100, and the PR News Elite 120.

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Pros and Cons of Living at Home After College

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

4 min read • Originally published January 23, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

4 min read • Originally published January 23, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

To Live At Home Or Not To: The Post-Grad Question

It’s a common nightmare among college seniors. Graduating job-less, and making the slow, shameful march back into your childhood bedroom, South Park posters and all. Luckily for all of our collective self-esteems, what used to be a sign of despair has become the norm for millennials. These days, it’s fairly common for college grads to be living at home with Mom & Dad for the first few months (er, years), whether we’re job-searching or just saving our first few months of salary to prep for the insanity of NYC rent.

I feel particularly equipped to address this subject, since I am one of these college grads livin’ the home-cooked dream. I graduated in May 2016, got a job at this dope start-up (Scouted, heyy), and moved back to Connecticut to live with my parents.

So, college seniors, if you’re trying to decide whether to save dat money and regress back to teenagehood, I give you my official “Pros & Cons of Living at Home”:

Pro of living at home: Financial Responsibility

See, I use phrases like financial responsibility now. Because I’m an adult. I’m also an adult in my ability to avoid forking over 70% of my monthly paycheck to pay for a 90 sq ft bedroom with a fake wall on Avenue D. Even though recent grads have faced one of the most compelling job markets in years, the cost of living has been steadily increasing along with it. Living at home has afforded me the ability to steadily increase my savings account, so when I do inevitably move out I’ll have a cushion to fall back on. Go me.

Con of living at home: Commuting

Turns out that commuting while living at home, well, sucks. On average, Americans waste nearly 50 hours annually commuting with commuters in more metropolitan areas topping close to 75 hours. I personally commute nearly 3.5 hours daily, from my parents’ home in Connecticut to our office in midtown Manhattan. On top of the wasted time, paying for 10 weekly train rides cuts into those aforementioned savings. On the bright side, there’s apparently a petition circulating to bring back the bar car to my train line, so at least I can have the companionship of Bud Light en route home. Commuting costs time, money, and productivity. Major con.

Pro of living at home: Hanging out with your parents

I love my parents! I mean, er, they’re cool or whatever. It’s definitely an adjustment to be back home after almost 4 years of “living on my own” at school. Transitioning from sporadic visits to seeing your parents daily really reminds you of how awesome your parents are! They give great advice, like how to find the right credit card or what’s appropriate to wear in a client meeting. They stock your bathroom with the soft kind of toilet paper, and wake you up when you miss your alarm. And sometimes they have cool friends that make for great networking opportunities. Daily hangouts with the people who know you best: Pro, for days.

Con of living at home: Hanging out with your parents

Ah, the flip side. Alongside the joys of Charmin and a fully-stocked fridge, we have some downsides here. Turns out, you can’t use your bedroom floor as a closet or throw your beer on the floor when you’re done drinking it. You have to dump out your cereal bowl when you’re done with it. And sometimes your parents invite all their friends over and you have to explain to 20 (well-meaning) old people what you’re doing with your life and why you’re living at home. And of course, there’s the constant FOMO as you sit home on a Saturday night watching National Treasure while your friends send snapchats all of their awesome shenanigans.

Pro of living at home: The Fridge

Man, nothing beats a home cooked meal, especially after four years of ramen and Busch heavy. Given that I had some horrendous eating habits while at college, it is nice to enjoy a well-rounded diet that only *occasionally* includes pizza, and has all these green items that I’ve heard so much about. It is also something that brings my family together. We have just about all of our meals together and it really has allowed me to reconnect with my parents.

Con of living at home: (Not) doing grown-up / real people things

Sometimes I worry that I’m missing out on valuable life experiences that everyone in their early twenties should be going through on their own. Paying bills, shopping for my own groceries, doing laundry: my current set-up requires none of these things. Am I regressing? Maybe. Is it kind of great not to worry about any of these things? Hell yes. Nevermind, I regret bringing this up.

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Overall, I am very grateful that my parents are letting me live at home. And it is genuinely nice to spend time with them after a busy four years of college. But I’m also looking forward to getting to the next step – and make sure I start becoming as accomplished and successful as my parents are. So here’s to hoping that my next blog entry is titled “The Apartment Search”!

If you want more content related to millennials, the job search, or life be sure to visit the Scouted blog!

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What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

6 min read • Originally published March 1, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

6 min read • Originally published March 1, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?”

Ah, a question both timeless and pervasive. It follows you through elementary, middle and high school, and eagerly tags along to college, growing brighter and more urgent each day.

When you’re young, the question is fun; the possibilities are endless. I usually went with some combination of: an NBA player, a sneaker baron, or Lindsay Lohan’s official best friend (Parent Trap-era Lindsay Lohan, to be clear). My best friend yearned to be a psychiatrist when she grew up so she could “know everyone’s secrets.”

For many of us, the fun begins to diminish when college applications start. Now, the question is real. You need a “serious” response. A doctor is always a safe bet. These days, the ever-vague entrepreneur works too. I went with lawyer in my time, based on the rock-solid facts that my parent are both lawyers, and I liked to read. (Seriously, these were my reasons.)

indiana jones — This is what doctors look like, right?

Luckily, few colleges will even hold you to your intended major, let alone your 10-year plan. But once you get to campus, you start to make decisions that inevitably narrow your options. You choose prerequisites that will guide you to a certain major, you join clubs that expose you to certain types of people, you decide to do research over the summer – or take that unpaid social media marketing internship close to home. Whether deliberately or not, your path begins to take shape.

A bit of my own story…

When I was in college, I stayed on a fairly tracked path. I went all-in on that excellently-reasoned lawyer bet: majored in Political Science, spent my junior summer as an intern investigator for the D.C. public defender’s office, and headed off to a boutique law firm to work as a paralegal after college. Nothing to it, I thought. I have this job thing on lock.

There was just one problem. Turns out, I didn’t like the law very much. I found the environment inflexible and stifling, and the work overly structured and painfully detail-oriented. The attorneys in my office advised me to “get out while I can”. (That’s an actual quote from my boss.) I got out. Moved home. And then started thinking about “the question” from scratch.

So, whether you’ve already started down a path or are just beginning to make choices about how and where to spend your time, here’s a few thoughts that I’ve collected along my own journey of figuring out what I want to be when I grow up. Quick spoiler alert: I’m 27, and still not totally sure. (So, take the advice below with a grain of salt!)

Pay attention to what you read, listen to and talk about in your free time.

This is what my dad refers to as the “NY Times” test. Which section of the paper do you gravitate towards? What are the websites that you bookmark and read every day (Facebook, Barstool Sports & Buzzfeed aside, people). What podcasts are you subscribed to? Most young people that I know consume a lot of media, and their options are infinite. Everyone makes conscious or unconscious choices about which topics they stay abreast on, which articles they send to friends, and the podcasts for which they eagerly await each new episode. (Recently, for my twenty-something male friends, that podcast is “Bodega Boys,” which probably doesn’t give us much insight into one’s career. But, anyhow.)

Noticing these habits is often helpful in identifying what you actually find interesting, rather than what you think you’re “supposed” to care about.

Use all of the adults in your life. Wisely.

Obviously, I did a terrible job of taking this advice, given that I had almost no sense of what a lawyer did, despite living with two for my entire life. But, do as I say and not as I do, right? Your parents, their friends, older siblings, cousins, parents of friends – you can probably get a pretty good understanding of 10+ industries or jobs by setting up a call or coffee date with your close circle of grown-ups. Turns out, old people have had lots of life experiences and pretty good perspective on what they would’ve changed about their careers. Most importantly, ask them how they figured out what they liked, and how long it took them to get there. The answers might surprise you.

Don’t do the same thing every summer – and take notes.

You might be thinking, “I thought that I was supposed to create consistency with my resume, building my skills in a particular area so I’m super hireable when I graduate and I don’t have to live at home after college or eat Cheetos/ramen/Lucky Charms for dinner every night or…”

Yea, yea. There’s some truth to that. But it doesn’t help much to create consistency in your story, if you’re consistently doing something that you’re not very interested in. (See: my resume, circa 2011, with three legal internships upon graduation. Woops.) You have three glorious summers in college to experiment with different types of companies, locations, and jobs. Work for a startup (we’re always hiring!), then try a bigger, more established company. Maybe do a summer not in a major city, if you think you might like the small-town experience. If your school offers funding for unpaid / nonprofit internships, spend a summer working for the not-man.

And most importantly, use these experiences wisely. Do your best to take on additional responsibilities, so you can learn more about what you enjoy doing. Spend time reflecting on the projects you like and dislike, and write stuff down. Build relationships with your boss, so she can, you know, hook it up later.

Get a sales job.

If you’re completely lost about what to do, I’d follow the advice that my sister gave me a few years ago: “Get a sales job.” (She followed that up with, “It kinda sucks and it’s really hard, but I think all smart kids should have at least one experience in sales. It’s humbling as hell.”) Inspirational stuff from the fam.

A huge percentage of jobs involve selling something to someone – whether it’s convincing your boss to implement your idea, selling yourself to a potential employer, or pitching an organization on why they should partner with your company. Being comfortable with the persuasion process will be hugely helpful throughout your career and building those skills early will inevitably make you better at your job. Unless you’re a programmer, in which case you can probably ignore everything I’ve said, and go enjoy your incredibly well-paid job. Go you.

Lastly, remember that your first job (or two, or three) don’t matter all that much.

It can be tempting to view your first job as hugely indicative of the rest of your career. Luckily, that’s almost always wrong. Here’s what’s important about your first few jobs: that you’re learning, that you’re getting insight into what you like and dislike, and ideally, that you’re meeting some older folks that are good mentors. (I know a few bosses who are particularly good at that.)

Phil Knight (founder of Nike) began his career as an accountant. Reed Hastings sold vacuums. Marisa Mayer worked at a grocery store. So did Oprah. Actually, so did Warren Buffett.

So I guess what we’ve learned today: use your college years to learn about yourself, don’t’ stress, and if all else fails, go work at a grocery store and hope it leads you to wild success.

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Why Finance Majors Don’t Get Finance Jobs

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

4 min read • Originally published May 12, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

4 min read • Originally published May 12, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

Back when I was in college, it felt like everyone majored in Econ, or Econ and something else (CS in my case). At a school with no undergrad business program, Econ was the gateway major to that ultimate of career paths: financial services. You know, whatever it is that investment bankers do. I imagine we all figured knowing a thing or two about global markets and the velocity of money and all that would provide the appropriate foundation for a long and prosperous career in making it rain.

Nearly fifteen years later, unsurprisingly, finance is as popular as ever. I got to wondering, does that dogged pursuit of finance actually help in getting a job in the industry?

Does being interested in finance help or hurt you in the job search?

One of the questions we ask candidates up front is which of 26 job roles (things like finance, marketing, and software engineering) seem interesting. Candidates can pick as many or as few of these as they want, and a solid 10% of the pool says they want finance (we label as “Financial Analyst”).

In fact, 6.89% of our candidates say Financial Analyst and nothing else! I suppose this isn’t too surprising: ~22% of our candidates pick just one job role. A similar number picks just Marketing. Most of the candidate pool, however, is open to other possibilities.

**How Many Job Roles Do Candidates Select?**

Given there are over 67 million ways of selecting job roles, it’s interesting to look at the correlations of those choices.

**Correlations of Candidate Job Role Preferences**

Following the Financial Analyst row across, we can see negative (red) correlations with pretty much everything except stereotypically business stuff such as accounting, or data analysis. Clearly, folks looking for finance jobs are generally not looking for HR or writing gigs.

To be fair, these correlations commingle our full-time candidates with the interns. Separating them apart, we can see similar interests most of the time, but pretty big gaps on a few categories, including finance.

A relatively bigger chunk of the full-time pool opts in for finance roles. We’ve offered twice as many finance roles for full-timers as we’ve had for interns, so that likely has a big impact.

Interested in writing? Maybe your secret calling is finance!

As an alternate theory, when I was looking for internships in college, I was more interested in exploring varied opportunities before settling into a career following graduation. Perhaps this mentality still holds? In any event, here’s the surprising chart.

**Who Gets Interviews For Financial Analyst Roles?**

Of those full-time searchers who opt-in for finance jobs, it’s not the aspiring financiers who do best, but the writers and editors who’ve been most likely to see a Round-2 interview! (NB: past performance does not guarantee future results.)

Part of this is certainly a numbers game. We don’t have many novelists opting into our finance opportunities; but those candidates who do must be pretty strong, as they get lots of interviews.

Candidate Preferences for Companies Hiring a Financial Analyst — **Candidate Preferences For Companies Hiring A Financial Analyst**

Of course, we can make charts tell whatever story we want, but our data shows that clients hiring for finance do not have a bias for candidates who want to work exclusively in finance. If we flip the data a bit, we can see that financial analysts are getting interviews, well, everywhere!

**Where Do Aspiring Financial Analysts Get Interviews?**

Conclusions

The moral here? Even financial analysts (and engineers) have to write, and sometimes product managers do marketing, and sometimes human resources does sales. So cast a wide net and don’t let the search parameters be a limiting factor. Your resume may bleed finance (or Econ), but don’t let that stop you from thinking about or being considered for a job one or even two derivatives over. And lastly, though we might not be offering traditional i-banking roles (yet!), if you’re early on in your college years, even if, ya know, you’re dead set on spending your twenties as a corporate slave, don’t be afraid to explore the physics or philosophy departments while you have the chance.

This analysis exemplifies how everyone on Scouted benefits from our data-driven approach to matching: candidates get presented with great opportunities that they may have ordinarily overlooked, yet that still fit well with their set of values and abilities; clients gain access to not just a capable, but a diversified roster of excited applicants; and we at Scouted learn how to make the job search and hiring process easier to navigate with greater and greater success rates for everyone on the platform.

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How to Find Your First Apartment in 6 Easy Steps

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

5 min read • Originally published June 7, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

5 min read • Originally published June 7, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

Finding your first apartment ain’t easy. Take it from me; as someone who recently just went through the process, finding your first grown-up place to live post-college is probably the second biggest decision you’ll make as you enter the real world. It is far different from moving out of your dorm and into a fraternity house, where the only decision there is whether you have enough room for a bar and a FIFA station. Luckily for you, I recently left the comforts of my parents’ home and began looking for my first domicile. Here’s my worldly wisdom:

1. Budget

The least fun and most important part of the search – the goal here is to avoid being that bum who needs a loan from your roommates or parents to make your rent payment. As a general rule of thumb, your rent should NEVER exceed 50% of your monthly income (unless you crazy good at saving money) which is why I like to follow the 50/20/30 method:

50% of your monthly income should go to fixed costs that recur monthly: rent, utilities, subscriptions (i.e transportation, gym membership, Netflix obvi).

20% of your monthly income should go to your savings/financial goals. We’re grown-ups now, so let’s lay the groundwork for a stable future. Whether you’re saving for a nicer apartment, student loan payments or just an emergency fund – keep a cushion around. You don’t want to be stuck looking at an empty savings account when you break your laptop because you thought it might serve as a good koozie.

30% of your monthly income is allocated to flexible spending: shopping, vacations, beer, groceries, entertainment, beer, dry cleaning if you don’t work at a startup (nerds). Essentially anything that can fluctuate and isn’t a fixed cost.

2. To roommate or not to roommate

Ah, the ultimate question. This step is often dictated by your budget and location. If you’re in Manhattan or San Francisco and don’t work for a hedge fund, you’re most likely going to need a roommate(s). Now if you’re in a city like St. Louis or Richmond, where the average 1 bedroom is under $1,000, then you’re Gucci Mane. Decisions, decisions.

So now that you have decided that you need a roommate for financial or emotional reasons, where do you go about looking for roommates? The classic strategies still hold; you can, of course, live with a friend or use your network to find someone. But these days, there’s a bunch of new tools to try out too. Companies like Symbi, RentHoop, Roomster offer the ability to match with potential roommates based on mutual interests, living habits or just a shared desire to avoid the serial killers on Craiglist. Find yourself a charmer!

3. Neighborhood

Job? Check (hopefully). Budget? Got it. Roommate and future bffaeaeae? Yep. Now it’s time to choose your neighborhoods. When picking a neighborhood(s) to narrow your search, you need to evaluate a couple of things. Like our first step, budget – can you afford to live in that neighborhood? Sure, living in Tribeca is nice and all but you don’t want to turn your budget in 90/5/5. Second, location, how far are you from work? What would your commute look like? Do you always have to travel for necessities? Re: Vibezzz, do you want a quiet neighborhood with families living there? Or are you the life of the party and need to be on the main strip? These are very much personal opinions, which means it is important to ask yourself and prioritize when narrowing your search to a couple of neighborhoods.

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4. Ruthlessly prioritize

In New York, this usually means you have to give up some combination of laundry, not walking up 6 flights of stairs to reach your apartment, a mouse-free environment, or having actual bedroom walls. Then you realize you actually have to give up all of these and still pay more than you wanted. Let’s just keep moving here.

5. To broker or not to broker

FINALLY, damn, that took a while… time to start actually looking at some apartments!!!

WHOA there, partner, not so fast:

Now you gotta decide if you want a real estate broker or not. This is sort of like learning to drive a car; you can either take paid driving lessons or you can learn how to drive by doing donuts in a Walmart parking lot using your friend’s 1996 Subaru Outback. One is expensive and tedious but “safe” (boring), the other is free-flowing, dangerous, and kind of fun. With a broker, you often get to see exclusive apartments, they can cut deals with landlords, and they probably know a heck of a lot more than you. The catch: the good ol’ broker fee, which can be up to 15% of annual rent. That’ll throw a wrench in the budget. If you decide to go down this route, I would definitely recommend our friends over at Triplemint who can make your life a lot easier if you need a broker.

The non-broker option is the path less traveled. But it can work if you’re truly committed. I would recommend building a list of apartments you are interested and start scheduling showings. Websites like Zumper, Craigslist, Streeteasy (if in NYC), and Padmapper are also great resources.

6. YOU DID IT! YOU FOUND YOUR FIRST APARTMENT!

Ah, the journey is complete. You now have the perfect, beautiful apartment to call your own. Sure, it’s a 6th-floor walk-up with no AC, dimly lit hallways, and a stench of hard-boiled eggs, but who cares…you can officially call yourself an adult.

Well, you may have found your first apartment, but if you ever need a job don’t be afraid to hit up Scouted for all your first, second, and third job needs.

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7 Ways to Improve Your Technical Resume

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

5 min read • Originally published June 13, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

Scouted was a hiring marketplace that matched candidates to roles based on potential, serving clients from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies.

5 min read • Originally published June 13, 2017 / Updated March 19, 2026

Looking to build your technical resume, but not sure how it differs from a traditional resume? Read on for 7 tips to help your technical resume stand out from the masses.

Be thoughtful about your list of technical skills.

Many companies use keyword searches to filter for resumes. If you have thousands of applicants and just want the Java engineers, a keyword search seems like a quick win. As a result, technical resumes end up with a mess of a section labeled something like “Technical Skills,” and very often this contains a proliferation of stuff ranging from, the “yes I know this” to the “I used this once for a homework assignment in CS 101.” While getting through that automated resume screener is clearly important, when you get to the hiring manager, anything on your resume is fair game. When an interviewer sees a technical resume with every programming language, operating system, and development tool listed there, it screams out, “I don’t actually know any of this.” (And by the way, experienced hires are just as guilty of doing this as new grads.) Note what you know, but be honest about what you don’t – if you still want to keep everything to beat the keyword screens, at least indicate level of proficiency in some way.

Seriously, be thoughtful about your list of technical skills.

While you’re refining that list of technical skills, consider leaving off Microsoft Excel, Google Docs, etc… Unless you are doing VBA scripting in Excel or have worked with the Google APIs, adding these applications diminishes the perception of competency for anything else you’ve listed in the section. In this day and age, it’s pretty much expected that you know how to use the Internet, the basics of building a spreadsheet, or writing a document. Perhaps if you’re applying for a Powerpoint-heavy job, for example, it makes sense to keep these – there are certainly intricacies to Powerpoint such as animations and transitions, or using a master template. If you’re looking for a software development role, saying you know “Python and Powerpoint” trivializes the time you spent actually learning Python.

Pay attention to the details.

This one is really for everyone, not just engineers: check your resume for typos, grammatical issues, changes in voice, weird capitalizations, inconsistencies in formatting and alignment, and anything else that says to a hiring manager, “I don’t pay attention to details.” You have as much time as you need to get your resume right, and this is the easy stuff. If your resume reads poorly when you could have taken all the time you needed to write it, what can we expect from your professional work when there are deadlines and demands? If you are building software, the main deliverable of your work is written code. If your technical resume is riddled with bugs, should we expect any better of your engineering? If you need some resume help be sure to check out our awesome Scouted resume template.

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Reference work samples.

Especially if you are just entering the workforce as an engineer, it’s incredibly helpful if your technical resume refers to actual engineering work somewhere in the interwebs. In most cases, this means having something public on github; in others, a personal website or a showcased project. If your school policy precludes your ability to share school work or projects and you have no interesting side projects, then go do some questions on Project Euler. An artist would share their portfolio; a musician their recordings. Providing upfront access to samples of your work improves your credibility and demonstrates your interest and possibly even passion for the field. Code samples also provide insight into how you approach and solve problems and communicate.

Your technical resume should be specific.

Resumes do not get read; they get skimmed. Bullets that are generic or trite just waste space. Saying something like, “executed on the project’s deliverables based on the specified timeline,” conveys absolutely nothing. We know you worked on projects, we know those projects had deadlines; tell us the interesting details, results, and deliverables. Each line in your resume should convey something of material: what did you accomplish, what did you do, how did you do it? If you worked on a group project, what was your specific contribution? If you had an internship, what was your impact? If you have prior work experience, make your resume results-oriented. This is pretty standard fare for resumes in general, but technical resumes often fall short and needlessly so.

Stick to one or two pages in length.

The consensus is that if you have less than 10 years of work experience, your resume should fit on one page. After 10 years, two pages works. If you have a lot of patents or are published, a third page or more is acceptable. Young engineers especially tend to list every course and project they worked on in school, and this creates bloat. Include the important stuff and cut the rest. (A caveat for experienced hires: if you are using a contingency recruiter, and that recruiter asked for a non-PDF version of your resume, it’s quite likely they’re stamping their agency info at the top of your resume, butchering your formatting and probably bumping you to the next page.)

Your audience might be non-technical.

Many companies might insource the first resume screen to a non-technical or lightly-technical person such as someone in HR, or a business analyst attached to an engineering group. The contents of your technical resume should be pretty good at speaking for themselves without a tech-to-English dictionary. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t be technical, but rather to do it thoughtfully, expecting it’s always possible a non-technical reader will be taking a first pass.

That’s all for today! Have more specific questions? Feel free to reach out to our candidate experts at Scouted@scouted.io!

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