For millions students across Nigerian schools and fresh graduates, the journey from classroom to career is fraught with uncertainty. Opportunities are shortened, internships scarce, and entry-level roles even harder to find.
Employers, too, face a challenge, connecting with pre-screened, motivated young talent in a sea of unverified candidates. This mismatch creates frustration, lost potential, and economic inefficiency.
Many talented youths end up unemployed or underemployed, while organizations struggle to identify the right candidates for their teams.
In this edition of Techparley’s Drive100, we shine a spotlight on Internship Forum Jobs, a startup determined to bridge the gap between young Nigerians and meaningful career opportunities.
Founded by Oluwasegun Oyekunle, the platform connects students, graduates, and employers through a curated, interactive, and student-focused digital ecosystem.
“We don’t just post jobs, we prepare and connect candidates for them,” Oluwasegun emphasizes, capturing the startup’s commitment to fostering career readiness alongside opportunity.
What You Should Know About Internship Forum Jobs
Internship Forum Jobs is more than a digital job board; it is a specialized platform focused exclusively on internships and entry-level positions.
By concentrating on early-career opportunities, the startup directly addresses the mismatch between graduates’ skills and available opportunities, a major contributor to youth unemployment in Nigeria.
It provides verified opportunities, ensuring students and graduates avoid scams or untrustworthy postings, while giving organizations access to a pre-screened, qualified candidate pool.
Unlike broad job boards, Internship Forum Jobs offers a holistic, student-focused experience, combining opportunity discovery with career guidance.
“Millions of young people struggle to find the right internship or entry-level opportunity,” Oluwasegun notes. “We make job discovery easier, faster, and fairer for both sides.”
How the Platform Operates
The platform combines functionality with mentorship, direct engagement, and skill-building. Students and graduates can create professional profiles, track applications, and access both public and private job listings, ensuring they never miss relevant opportunities.
Employers gain a dashboard to post roles, manage applications, and engage directly with candidates, streamlining recruitment and saving time.
Beyond listings, Internship Forum Jobs hosts career webinars and HR-guided mentorship sessions, equipping candidates with practical insights on interview preparation, workplace expectations, and personal branding.
This approach creates a community-driven ecosystem, bridging the traditional gap between job seekers and organizations, while fostering long-term relationships between students, graduates, and employers.
Traction and Milestones of Internship Forum Jobs
Since its launch on September 1, 2025, Internship Forum Jobs has already recorded impressive early traction: nearly 1,000 registered users, 13 verified organizations posting opportunities, and growing social media engagement with close to 1,000 Instagram followers.
Multiple successful matches between candidates and employers validate the platform’s concept and usability.
Key milestones ahead include launching a mobile application, hosting monthly career webinars, and building university partnerships to expand the platform’s reach across Nigerian campuses.
Each milestone is strategically designed to scale both user engagement and employer participation, creating a virtuous cycle of opportunity and talent development.
Internship Forum Jobs: Meet the Team Driving Mission
At the helm is Oluwasegun Oyekunle, whose vision drives the platform’s mission to combat youth unemployment. He is supported by Hannah Oyekunle (HR Lead), who guides mentorship and career support programs.
Osilaja Joshua (Content Officer), ensuring high-quality job listings and communications; and Glory Adeeyo, and Isaac (Media Officers), responsible for digital campaigns and community engagement.
This team combines expertise in HR, media, and technology, giving Internship Forum Jobs the right mix to empower young job seekers and provide organizations with access to pre-screened, motivated candidates.
Their shared experience and focus on practical results have been central to building credibility and early trust among users.
Challenges and How They Are Addressed
Like many early-stage startups, Internship Forum Jobs has faced challenges in funding and visibility.
Scaling technology, increasing outreach, and building awareness in a competitive digital landscape require strategic management.
The team has addressed these challenges through partnerships, organic social media growth, and a focus on tangible outcomes.
By helping users secure actual internships and jobs, the startup has built early trust and credibility, attracting both candidates and employers to the platform.
“Our focus on real results has built early trust and traction,” Oluwasegun observes, highlighting how the startup turns practical problem-solving into a strategic advantage.
The Road Ahead: Vision and Expansion Agenda
Looking forward, Internship Forum Jobs has a clear roadmap for growth and impact. In the next 6–12 months, the platform aims to reach 10,000 registered users, onboard 100 organizations, launch its mobile application, and expand career webinars and university partnerships.
Over the next 2–5 years, the startup envisions becoming Nigeria’s leading hub for internships and entry-level roles, expanding across West Africa, and integrating AI-powered candidate-employer matching for smarter, faster, and more personalized hiring.
By combining technology, mentorship, and community engagement, Internship Forum Jobs is not only transforming job discovery but also shaping a sustainable ecosystem for early-career talent.
“We prepare candidates for the roles they want, ensuring both talent and opportunity meet effectively,” Oluwasegun adds.
Talking Points
Internship Forum Jobs is strategically addressing a persistent and systemic challenge in Nigeria’s labor market, youth unemployment and underemployment, by creating a specialized platform that connects students and fresh graduates with verified internships and entry-level opportunities.
Unlike broad job boards, the startup focuses exclusively on early-career roles, integrating mentorship, HR-guided webinars, and direct employer engagement, which not only facilitates job discovery but also equips candidates with the skills and confidence to succeed.
Its student-centric approach, community-driven interactions, and localized understanding of the Nigerian youth market differentiate it from competitors, while its emphasis on verified opportunities builds trust and reduces the friction often associated with informal recruitment channels.
By simultaneously empowering candidates and giving organizations access to pre-screened talent, Internship Forum Jobs is establishing itself as a critical intermediary that addresses both supply- and demand-side inefficiencies in the job market, while laying a foundation for scalable growth across Nigeria and eventually the West African region.
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