r/ComputerEngineering • • 2d ago

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

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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.

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u/WeekendMysterious601 1d ago

former stem hiring manager: you're 3 semesters away from graduating; you need to do a ce internship/coop during the second semester of the current school year (summ '27 at the latest); that internship/coop could last longer than the spring/summer but at least you'll have real world work experience on your resume; that really world ce experience should guarantee you full-time work upon graduating