Unless your resume is simply horrific, it should only really keep you from getting interviews at the large companies with a wall of HR before anyone technical w

Unless your resume is simply horrific, it should only really keep you from getting interviews at the large companies with a wall of HR before anyone technical will be aware of you. For most companies, you should pay much more attention to your cover letter, which will matter much more to alot of people than where you went to school and what your GPA was. Also, this may not be the common experience, but I had much better results from the job boards of smaller tech sites than any major job sites. Better in terms of interest from both sides of the table.