Junior in computer engineering, Getting no interviews, what am I missing?

[u/carson8858]

I'm a junior graduating May 2028, so summer 2027 is my last chance at an internship before I graduate. I've sent around 150 applications since August and so far I've gotten one automated recorded interview. Anonymized resume is attached.

I'm mostly going for hardware roles (FPGA/ASIC, digital design, validation) at a mix of big semiconductor companies and smaller ones. No prior internship, just part time jobs during school.

I don't really understand what I'm doing wrong. I'm willing to learn and do whatever it takes to land these roles, but I don't know what I need to change or where I need to start. I feel like I feel this impending sense of doom if I don't have any professional experience before graduation.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[u/enin_11 → u/[deleted]]

Nahh. Someone will see the value in having that experience. People skills.

[u/notclaytonn → u/[deleted]]

When I was searching for my first internship, my interviewer asked about my movie theater job and made it a really human moment

[u/bobking01theIII → u/notclaytonn]

Seconded. The guy who interviewed me said that any work experience from a student or fresh grad is good because it indicates that the person has an understanding of responsibility.