It is refreshing to see young Nigerians tow a path that ultimately affects the lives of so many others in a positive way. With lots of depressing news that we wake up to everyday, it is indeed a breath of fresh air that three Nigerians decided they needed to make a difference in unemployment. We do not need any soothsayer to tell us the unemployment situation in Africa's most populous country is in need of an urgent solution. Remember few months ago, there was a stampede during a recruitment test that killed many people. That was a tragic incident that highlighted how dire the situation is. Millions of youths in Nigeria are jobless with the numbers climbing yearly as we churn out fresh graduates. Many are taking to acquiring skills for entrepreneurship purposes as they can no longer wait for white-collar jobs. It is commendable that few others are playing a role in their own unique way. Ayodeji Adewunmi, Olalekan Olude and Opeyemi Awoyemi created an online job search company called Jobberman in 2009 during a strike action while they were students at a university. The company has helped thousands of job seekers in Nigeria find jobs within the last five years. The online site connects job seekers with companies in the West African country. Interesting how things have changed from years back. Job seekers were forced back then to hit the streets, going from company to company, submitting their CVs. With the popularity of the internet and mobile phones, job seeking has been made easy. You can even find jobs that is tied to your passion. Spoke to several who have benefitted and they had only praises for Jobberman. Jobberman is currently working on expanding to other regions in the continent. Many more lives will be impacted with this venture.
Link to watch the video: Online Job Site Connects Job Seekers With Companies
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