Why Didn't I Land That Job?

A friend and I were chatting over beers this week about the frustrations of our internship hunt this summer. We heard a whole lot of nothing back from the 10+ internships we each applied to, with the exception of my mass BCC email I received saying that I didn't get it (not even a first-round interview). The whole experience was a little demoralizing because we had no idea what criteria we didn't fulfill for the employers and what distinguished our friends who did receive interviews from us (because on paper, we have more professional work experience). I understand that hiring is a very subjective process and there are a lot of factors that go into it, but not receiving any contact or feedback had our minds running wild about all the reasons we didn't land those internships.