I didn&#x27;t go to a big name university. I did a 3 year college diploma that had coop. I had a job lined up before I even finished school and a few months later had 2 competing offers (one from a company I coop&#x27;d at). I think the key thing that helped me was being able to put work experience on my resume from doing coop.<p>Also I put a lot of effort into making my resume the best I could. Don&#x27;t neglect this. It is the #1 most important thing you need to do when searching for a job.<p>You mentioned your intern experience being at &#x27;lower tier&#x27; comonies. Are you maybe being too picky in where you are applying?