Internships and more…

So I’ve been hard at work getting myself an internship with a company, preferrably Microsoft or Google. I’m somewhat anxious about the technical interviews that I’ve heard others speak of. I feel confident in my skills and knowledge as a programmer, I just get a little anxious over these things.

For Google I don’t quite know yet what I’d be doing but I suspect if I’m asked I would say ask for something in the data-mining or search optimization areas. I’ve always been interested in such problems and this would be a good opportunity to learn more about this.

In the case of Microsoft, I’ve asked to be put to work in the Compilers & Language Design department. I’m very interested in F#, their OCaml + C# + Haskell hash up that should be interesting. I’ve been picking up OCaml on the side now for a little bit and this would be another interesting opportunity.

Anyone have any suggestions or tips on getting through the technical interviews?