Online job sites in Nigeria are gradually
taking over the job advert placement. It
used to be the norm for companies and
organisations to place adverts in
newspapers for vacancies that exist
within the organisation. Though that still
happens, it is however now more
common to have vacancy information on
the internet.
There are several online platforms today
that their primary activities centre
around placing job adverts and notices
on their sites. There are quite a number
of such websites that operate in Nigeria,
and it seems some are more popular
than others.
We will look at 5 of the top job vacancy
listing sites in Nigeria.
1.
Jobberman some will argue is the most
popular job vacancy listing site in
Nigeria.
Jobberman and the reasons why they do
what they do:

“The unacceptable high rate of
unemployment got us totally perplexed
and we decided to "take over the world
(Jobs World)" and do something about
it.” We set out with a mission to
organise, deliver and manage the largest
catalogue of jobs in Nigeria.
We help employers fill their vacancies
quickly and cost-effectively by giving
them access to the most relevant pool
of qualified job-seekers and
professionals.

How Jobberman Started
It all started with three young men:
Opeyemi Awoyemi, Olalekan Olude, and
Ayodeji Adewunmi, who were all
university students. They shared the
same interest in the Internet space and
started Jobberman from the Obafemi
Awolowo University campus during the
Industrial Strike Action by the Academic
Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of
August 2009.
They agreed to work on the Jobs space
for a number of reasons including: a low
capital requirement (considering that
they were students at that time), huge
market opportunity (labour force of
~45m) and superior product
differentiation.
Today the Jobberman story is that of
success. They have bridged the gap
between employers and prospective
employees.
2.Careers24.com.ng[b/]
This is another popular job vacancy
listing site in Nigeria. Its uniqueness
may be in the simplicity, user-friendly
and attractive view of the website;
simple and easy to navigate. Users
though will find many useful pieces of
information that will aid their job search
or in the case of employers, will aid their
employment process, this site has
simplified everything. Nothing
cumbersome at all. Anyone who is
willing should visit this site and have an
experience of simplicity that breeds
possibility.
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Log on to this website and you meet a
gamut of information that tells you they
are serious and mean business. Nothing
is left to chance. Everything you need is
there, you can almost get it at first
instance.
Here’s what they have to say,
“ is not just a Job
Portal, we are presently building a highly
interactive and dynamic online
destination for Nigerians worldwide to
collaborate, interact, get informed and
exchange ideas on career issues.
HNJ provides you with a wealth of
resources to help you grow your career
or business. Information is Power! We
expose opportunities you may never
know existed. It is truly up to you as an
individual to determine the level of your
success by flying on the information and
platform we provide for you.”
Their website is replete with information
for all categories of users, but they have
this to say “To a Job Seeker / Aspiring
Entrepreneur: Motivated and inspired
people spark revolutions and create the
future. Our objective is to help them
achieve ambitious goals through
optimum use of their talents and
exposure to infinite opportunities
surrounding them.”
I think anyone who is serious about
looking online for job search has not
completed his/her search without visiting
this platform.
4.
There are several job vacancy listing
platforms that have gone beyond just
listing vacancies, but created
communities of users. These sites have
successfully created a platform where
users can come and get useful
information via discussion groups that
can help them in their quest to secure
the kind of jobs they need.
is one of such
numerous websites that have become
communities by creating discussion fora.
The site also has a look of simplicity, yet
loaded with so much information that
have been categorised into easily
recognisable groups. Are you a job
seeker? Are you thinking of looking
online to see what jobs are trending and
can suit your needs? Do you want a site
that is easy to navigate? Then
has all ready for you.
5. Nairaland.com
Of course Nairaland is not primarily a job
site, but loads of information you get on
the site is more than enough of what
some other sites offer. Keen observers
know that Nairaland originally started as
a discussion platform, but it has grown
over the years to a vacancy listing
platform. It has a forum dedicated to
that purpose, hence users can among
other activities carried on, on the
platform still engage in searching for job
opportunities. So, have you created your
profile on Nairaland.com yet? If not, now
is the time to do so. I can guarantee
that you will get a lot more than enough
on this site.
I wish you all the best as you continue
your job search.
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