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[Student] Graduated From ECE 1.5 Years Ago, Currently Enrolled In Masters, and No Interviews
As I said in the title, I graduated from Computer Engineering about 1.5 years ago, and am currently enrolled for my masters in Computer Science (although I probably won't be able to finish since I can't afford tuition and class expenses). I didn't get any internships during my undergrad, but I was (and am) working two jobs to pay for school- one as a barista, and one as a tutor. I also wasn't part of any clubs.
I struggled to find anything after graduating. All of my job applications were either ghosted or denied outright. Since I had to start paying back my student loans, I figured the best thing I could do for myself after graduating was continue into my masters so I could look for internships. That plan has gone horribly as I am now deep in student debt for my masters, and haven't had a single interview.
I've applied to entry-level and internship postings for a variety of interests including embedded systems design, automation, software, hardware design, and mechatronics. As my interests lie in video game design and programming, I also applied for programming, game design, systems, and level design interships and entry-level positions (which also fell flat). I've tried listing the projects that I work on outside of classwork, but my personal projects are rarely if ever engineering related. I have had two referrals for Rovisys and Duke Energy respectively- both of which were rejected within the week.
I hope this background context is sufficient, and I appreciate anyone willing to critique my resume.