Which career path to take to get hired by big companies like Google and Microsoft

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I am in second year computer science program. This summer I am starting a quality database developer position at RIM for 8 months.

My goal is to work as a software developer (architect or consultant eventually) at Google. After this 8 months, I am still going to do 12 months of co-op. In which direction should I be trying to steer my career in? Is there any certain positions (other than software developer) or companies I should work for?

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