Are students really looking for jobs?

This is what happenend. I am narrating as if I took the interview.

This final year student was scheduled for a telephonic interview . I try his cell number and he does not pick . I try the landline number we have and his father picks up. I mention that this is regarding an interview with his son and we are unable to reach him. The father tells us that he will reach out to his son and we can try again in 5 minutes. Then he mentions that "child is brilliant aur 'aap dekh lena'. He is a very dedicated kid".

I reach out to the student 5 minutes later and we start the call focussing on the skills he has mentioned in his resume ( let us say html, php). So I quiz him around basics of html. He mentions casually that it has been a long time since he did that project. Then suddenly the phone cuts. I try again, he picks up. Second project, same story. The phone cuts. I try again no response. I try again, again no response.

He calls up 45 minutes later and says 'Sorry, I had to go to the washroom.'

What??

This is an extreme but true example. The student in question is a Tier II - III city student who more than anything else 'should' want a job. The education system should have made him a competent engineer by now or he should be worried to death about having spent 4 years and not being educated. None of this has happened. What has happened is that we have a callous 22 year old living with his parents who have spent a fortune in making him an engineer.

The other side.. .
But this guy I am sure is on Orkut and probably on Facebook too. He can manage 10 chat windows without a problem and be witty and quick in his scraps. His language though is not the usual polished english but difrnt qik smthgs. He has potential.

. ..and what we are doing
Technology I believe will make the difference. We are using technology to tell him about what companies expect and how to go about getting a job. We are telling him about the importance of skills. We are shooting videos making him more confident about his skill sets.

Companies and colleges will also follow suit. Facebook has used technology to gather users across the world. Companies can also do the same with candidates thus effectively cutting costs and increasing student engagement, training him while he is studying. Colleges can use technology to manage students and increase placements.

CoCubes intends to be THE place where companies can reach out to colleges and students to engage/train/hire online, talking in a language which both understand.