Microsoft

Really nice, smart people, ranging from my recruiter to colleagues. Good support network (manager, admin, and mentor).

Got a taste of the benefits of working at Microsoft as a full-timer:

• Discounts
• Health insurance
• Lots of cool events held for interns (including Intern Day) etc...

Location: Seattle Metropolitan area is awesome.

Networking: It was pretty easy to network and meet interns/full-timers across teams. They're very accommodating to interns that didn't enjoy their team and want to consider new teams if they come back. There are also other cool companies in the area.

"Headcount" - at least for my year, Microsoft didn't hire any more interns than their full-time slots for next year could hold.

Personally, I was working on a smaller team at Microsoft that had a more "startup"-y feel. IMO, this contributed to a faster pace of work, less rigid procedures, and more learning opportunities.

Location: I wasn't located anywhere near main campus. This made it hard to attend intern events. The benefit of this, though, was less traffic, as main campus can get pretty bad.

With the team that I was assigned to (which I got a return offer for next year), there's no guarantee that it's going to exist in a year, as it's a smaller team.