Recently, Fortune magazine named Microsoft one of the five best places to intern for real work, praising the company policy of giving all interns the same work as full-time hires.

"For interns like Francisco Garcia-Ascanio, the challenge of real work was a big attraction to the Microsoft program, and he wasn’t disappointed.

“The projects were very challenging and the whole process was so exciting and a lot of work, but the end result is so satisfying,” said Garcia-Ascanio, a student at University of Florida, Gainesville."

So if you are not afraid of hard work and big challenges, what are you waiting for? Crack up that resume and send them to Microsoft!

Microsoft Corp (Redmond) / US Opportunities

Internship Program - http://www.microsoft.com/college/ip_overview.mspx

College Graduate Full-time Positions- http://www.microsoft.com/college/ft_overview.mspx

Microsoft Australia (proof of citizenship/ residency status required)

Internships Listings - http://www.microsoft.com/australia/careers/search.aspx?Job_location=2002-Australia&Job_city=-All+Cities&Job_category=13-Internships%2FStudents&Job_number=10&type=result&page=1