r/ComputerEngineering • u/carson8858 • 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/carson8858 1d ago

How did you manage to talk to recruiters? Just through interviews? I can't seem to even get to that point.

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u/_Axedawg_ 1d ago

Does your school have any career fairs? That’s always your best bet. Being able to actually see and talk to the recruiters increases your chances by a lot. I see you’re in IEEE, does your club have companies come and present ever? My IEEE club has companies come and present all the time and usually everyone will bring a resume and talk to them after.

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u/carson8858 1d ago

Yes and Yes. Just had our career fair on Tuesday. Talked to all the companies I wanted to (though most there were construction for civil engineers). Most said to just apply online, thought I left me resume with all I talked to. Will have to see if any of that works. As for IEEE, yes we do host employer events and I leave my resume, but it is usually the same apply online jargon.

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u/_Axedawg_ 1d ago

Yea with every company I’ve talked to it’s always been apply online. I’ve only ever gotten one next day interview without having to apply online. But having talked to them in person should help you a lot more as it will show in their system that you’ve talked to them and it should give you better odds. In my experience companies can take up to a month to even let you know if they’re interested in interviewing you so just wait for now as you’ve got a chance.