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Career advice, from the team behind Farah.

20 Sep 2026

AI Job Search Tools for Nigeria and Africa: How Talentrah Compares

An honest comparison of Talentrah against Jobright and FreshTalent's JobCopilot for job seekers in Nigeria and across Africa.

19 Sep 2026

What's a Good ATS Score? (And Why It's Not the Number That Rejects You)

There's no universal ATS score threshold across scoring tools — here's what actually moves it, and how it maps onto Talentrah's own defined Match Score tiers.

17 Sep 2026

PTDF's Overseas Scholarship Scheme: Fully Funded Postgraduate Study for Nigerians

How Nigeria's own Petroleum Technology Development Fund funds postgraduate study abroad in oil, gas and energy fields — and why there's no fixed application window right now.

17 Sep 2026

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program: Africa's Largest Scholarship Network, Explained

How the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program actually works — partner universities, not one application, and why the deadline depends entirely on which school you pick.

17 Sep 2026

The Rhodes Scholarship's West Africa Constituency: Oxford, Fully Funded

What the Rhodes Scholarship's West Africa constituency actually funds at Oxford, who it looks for, and where to check current eligibility and deadlines.

17 Sep 2026

Chevening Scholarships 2027: Nigerian Applications Closed on 6 October 2026

Chevening's 2027-28 window closed for Nigeria on 6 October 2026; some countries close on 20 October. Who it's for, what it covers, the one condition.

17 Sep 2026

Gates Cambridge Scholarship: Two Deadlines, and Your Course Decides Which One Is Yours

Gates Cambridge's 2027 deadlines are 8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027 depending on your course — here's what decides which applies, and what the scholarship actually funds.

1 Aug 2026

How to read your Match Score (and actually use it)

Farah's Match Score isn't a grade — it's a map of where to spend your time before you hit apply.

18 Jul 2026

Beating the ATS: what actually matters in a tailored resume

Most applicant tracking systems aren't the villain they're made out to be — but they do reward specific habits.

5 Jul 2026

When to bring in a mentor (and when Farah's enough)

AI copilots and human mentors are good at different things. Knowing which moment you're in matters.

20 Jun 2026

Cover letters that don't sound like a template

The tell isn't AI assistance — it's genericness. Here's how to keep the specific parts specific.