Despite a recent spate of poor earnings and the emergence of countless cooler startups, Microsoft seems to have retained its street cred among the next generation of professionals. Though, it's not
for lack of investment. Indeed, in a year when Microsoft cut nearly 5,000 jobs, the company continued to lavish money on its internship program, bringing about 1,000 students from across the country
to the Redmond, Wash., campus for the summer. The goal? Obviously to recruit future employees, and to turn the interns into walking billboards for Microsoft back at school.
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