Nigeria is home to one of the world’s largest youth populations, yet millions of graduates face an uncertain future.
Youth unemployment remains a persistent challenge, and while talent abounds, many job seekers lack access to the personalised guidance needed to navigate competitive labour markets.
This challenge is not unique to Nigeria; job seekers in many emerging economies, and even in advanced economies like the UK, struggle with access to affordable, personalised career coaching.
Career coaching, a service that could help bridge this gap — is often out of reach for the average Nigerian. It is costly, limited to urban centres, and inaccessible for many young people. At the same time, generic online advice rarely provides the tailored support job seekers need. This is the gap RosyJobs seeks to address.
The idea behind RosyJobs RosyJobs is an AI-powered micro-coach currently in development, designed to deliver affordable and personalised career guidance to job seekers.
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By using artificial intelligence to analyse CVs, career goals, and job descriptions, RosyJobs can instantly provide feedback, role suggestions, and tips for improvement.
But RosyJobs goes beyond technical capability. Its vision is rooted in accessibility and inclusion. By meeting job seekers on familiar platforms like WhatsApp, RosyJobs aims to remove barriers to adoption and scale across Africa and beyond, while also supporting underrepresented groups in the UK who face barriers in navigating complex recruitment systems. Accessibility is not an afterthought — it is central to how RosyJobs can scale inclusively.
Why It Matters for Nigeria and Beyond
Nigeria’s youth represent one of its greatest strengths, but also its greatest challenge.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, youth unemployment has consistently hovered at troubling levels. With limited access to mentorship or career services, many young Nigerians struggle to compete in both local and global job markets.
The same issues are echoed across Africa, where graduates face high unemployment, and in the UK, where job seekers from international or underrepresented backgrounds often lack tailored support.
RosyJobs offers a new approach. Just as mobile banking transformed financial inclusion in Africa, AI micro-coaching could democratise career inclusion — ensuring guidance is available to every graduate with a phone and internet access.
Responsible AI for Africa and the World. The project is also mindful of the risks that come with AI adoption. Data bias, lack of localisation, and issues of trust can all limit effectiveness if not addressed carefully.
RosyJobs is therefore being designed with responsibility and fairness at its core, ensuring it reflects the diversity of its users and builds trust in both technology and outcomes.
RosyJobs is still in development, but its ambition is clear: to give millions of Nigerian and African graduates a better chance at unlocking their potential.
For Nigeria, this could mean more than just reducing unemployment — it could redefine how young people prepare for the future of work in a digital economy.
For Africa and the UK, it could transform how people prepare for work in increasingly competitive job markets. And globally, it signals a new era where AI is used not just to automate hiring, but to empower job seekers.
Obi is the founder of RosyJobs, an AI-powered micro-coach for job seekers that is redefining access to career guidance across Africa and beyond.
