Need advice--Can't get an internship and it is required for me to graduate.

TL;DR -- Having no luck landing an internship which is a requirement for me to graduate. Had 3 phone interviews which all went well that led to nothing. Need advice.

So, I went to Penn State for Information Sciences and Technology: Design and Development. I finished all of my classes already and the only thing I need to graduate is an internship. My biggest issue is that I have to get it in the Orlando, FL area.

I've applied to over 50 internships over the last several months (every single relevant one I could find in the Orlando area) and I've had one HR phone interview that went okay that didn't result in any follow-up interview, one phone interview that went really well and the interviewer told me it was extremely likely that he'd call me back, and a third that also went really well and the interviewer told me they'd be sending me an assessment quiz that was never sent. I followed up with an e-mail but received no response.

Every other internship I've applied to, I received either no response or a rejection e-mail. I've been applying to every tech-internship I can find, not just software development.

I think my issues involve the fact that I didn't go for Computer Science and that my projects aren't super amazing. I don't know what else to do besides keep learning and working on projects to try to build out my resume.

I cannot take an internship more than a 1.5 hours away from Orlando, FL as I cannot move. I am so lost here. I just moved to Orlando and spoke with a recruiter who will be looking for me, but I just want to graduate already and start making good money as my student loans will be due soon.

I'm passionate, I'm intermediate in a couple languages, and I have projects on my resume. I don't know what to do.

Any and all advice is welcome. Thanks everyone.

Posted Jul 21, 2017, 10:28 PM UTC

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