Yesterday, when I reached my home after a hectic day at office, my roommate told me that one of his relatives is coming to meet him in half ‘n’ hour. He told me that his relative has done engineering in Electrical & Electronics (passed out in 2008) and was looking for a job. He belongs to Uttaranchal and came to Noida just to find a job.

He came with one of his friend who was also looking for a job (an engineer in I.T, passed out in 2008). We set down and started talking; he asked if we have some references that can help him in getting a job. Some of my roommate’s friends are working in good telecom companies. So he started calling each one of them to know if they can help in some way. But all of them said that their organization is not recruiting freshers and they could have helped if the guys had an experience of at least a year.

Both the guys seemed a little frustrated with their situation and said they were ready to do any job and don’t need high salary. I told them it’s not their fault they probably finished their engineering at the wrong time. As we were talking about the recession, one of the guys got a call from his friend. The person who called him said that there was an opportunity for freshers for some training in a telecom company. But they need to reach Ferozabad (near Agra) by tomorrow morning for attending the interview.

Without even giving a second thought the guys started to plan for leaving. He started calling his friends to enquire about any bus or train that they can take to reach there by morning. I was amazed to see their will, it was already 9:00 P.M and I was wondering how the guys gonna manage to reach there at that time.

I was amazed at their will and angered at their situation, how they must be feeling after having completed reputed courses. One of the guys who did engineering in I.T was very frustrated and kept on repeating that he didn’t want to make a career in IT or software.

I sat down and wondered how this bloody recession is killing the dreams of a young boy who dreamt of becoming a top-notch I.T professional.