Ol boy, go home. Free rent? what more can you ask for? No be my papa house i de live de apply for jobssssss, till multinational call me say make i come work? No let some pipo gi you bad advise oooooo. As long as you know wetin you de do, no shaking.

P.s

Wey folaatisade sef?

Brov. Seek ye first d kingdom of God nd His righteousness nd evry oda thin wil b added un2 yuh... Ma simpu advice

crest2j:
luk up to God. he will direct ur path for u.

People r reasoning dis one de hear de call God.
Na god go throway job for human being or nahuman being go find job go n make money

Umunede:
Exactly what happened to me some years ago when I was going for NYSC in Osun state. I am very happy today that I made that decision not to go back to my Parent. That is what changed my life. That singular decision is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. Below are things I did
Burn the bridge. When I was leaving for NYSC, I told my Parent point blank that I am not coming back to stay with them again. I will only visit them to greet them. They were shocked. They were thinking I was playing. Guess what, that is exactly what happened. I hated going back to them. I am the first born. they have trained me through University. why should I go back to them? so first, hate going back. That is what drove me to work out my life. I never regretted it.
Secondly, know that the good job may not come immediately after service. The question then is what will I be doing to keep me going after NYSC since I will going back to my Parents? Right from the first day, I stepped into Osun state for NYSC, I stopped thinking of NYSC. The only thing in my mind is after NYSC, what will I be doing. In the camp, I was asking questions. You have a talent. I love teaching. The day I left camp, I approached many JAMB/GCE lesson centres that same day by just asking people. Because something is in my mind. I am not going back. I must get something to be doing even after NYSC before the big job will come.
SAVE SAVE SAVE. Our allawe then was 6500 and later increased to 7500. I was saving. You must save every month from your allawe. Don't blow everything. Be prudent. Those savings will help you later.
Prepare for tests and interview. Buy aptitude test and interview books, GMAT. Read wide. Develop yourself.
Start applying for jobs from day one. Tuesday and Thursday Guardian was my friend. I don't have money to buy the newspapers as corper. I visit the local vendor as early as 6am to 7am every Tuesday and Thursday. I will give him 10 or 20 naira to scan through the newspaper before the buyers will start coming. I go with my pen and paper to write down vacancies. later, the vendor became my friend, he sometimes give me the newspaper to scan for free. I remember then, he will tell me, "no dirty am oo", dem de come buy am. I will say Oga, I hear. Most young people nowadays are very lazy. Nothing good comes easy. You have to work out your life. It is through this guy's newspaper I landed the good job I was looking for. Nobody helped me. My friends mocked me then, that I an SAN(senior applicant of Nigeria). I told them I am M-SAN(most senior applicant of Nigeria). Be applying, be writing test and be attending interview. You are getting experience.
Start little. Don't go for a costly well furnished accommodation. They gave me accommodation where I did my service. But from day one, I was asking around where I could get cheap accommodation where I will stay after my service. Eventually, I was able to get a good cheap one. If you are batch B for example, there will be some batch A corp members that their rent runs beyond their service period and they want to leave immediately. You can negotiate with them. That is how I got a good one
Above all, be prayerful. Bros, you need God to help you.
Doing all these, barely 3 months after my service, I got the lucrative job I was looking for. Today when, I look back, I feel happy and fulfilled not to have gone back. If I had gone back, I will not struggle the way I did and they will be feeding me 3 times a day. Maybe, I wouldn't have been here.

I like your resolve to sticking to your decision; but you will agree with me too that all of this can still happen if you'd gone back home.

During my time, i went back home and i subscribed to Airtel data bundle which i've been doing while serving. I kept on applying, thanks to Nairaland, Linkedin, Facebook, Hotnigerianjobs & maybe Jobberman.

Different stokes for different folks.

Following this thread with keen interest, cos I am learning alot. Thanks to all the responses so far.

jazinogold:
hmmm


op u fit gatecrash the ministerial screening! u mite be lucky to take a bow and leave

buahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! omg! lmao!!!!

funny advice.

jazinogold:
hmmm


op u fit gatecrash the ministerial screening! u mite be lucky to take a bow and leave

choi nairalanders, you guys never cease to be funny.

stonecoldcafe:


Where is your mum?

living alone

apprentist:
living alone

Okay, thanks for replying. I didn't think I'll get a reply. I actually thought I'll be abused. Oh well...
Good luck to you.

armyofone:
interesting. 280 thousand for one year NYSC? Was that a typo?
So how did you live? Food, daily needs, transportation, etc

we use to buy every food items that we assumed can last us alhrough the term cus once you cross to the community, no coming out till we set to travel back home for the term's holidays. That was how we managed to survived and the community every month end do support us with 3k per corper. So we managed and managed till we concluded our service year OCTOBER last year.
na so we do o! now i'm happy I with the help of God utilized mine federal nysc allowee well even though am not working.

Umunede:
Exactly what happened to me some years ago when I was going for NYSC in Osun state. I am very happy today that I made that decision not to go back to my Parent. That is what changed my life. That singular decision is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. Below are things I did
Burn the bridge. When I was leaving for NYSC, I told my Parent point blank that I am not coming back to stay with them again. I will only visit them to greet them. They were shocked. They were thinking I was playing. Guess what, that is exactly what happened. I hated going back to them. I am the first born. they have trained me through University. why should I go back to them? so first, hate going back. That is what drove me to work out my life. I never regretted it.
Secondly, know that the good job may not come immediately after service. The question then is what will I be doing to keep me going after NYSC since I will going back to my Parents? Right from the first day, I stepped into Osun state for NYSC, I stopped thinking of NYSC. The only thing in my mind is after NYSC, what will I be doing. In the camp, I was asking questions. You have a talent. I love teaching. The day I left camp, I approached many JAMB/GCE lesson centres that same day by just asking people. Because something is in my mind. I am not going back. I must get something to be doing even after NYSC before the big job will come.
SAVE SAVE SAVE. Our allawe then was 6500 and later increased to 7500. I was saving. You must save every month from your allawe. Don't blow everything. Be prudent. Those savings will help you later.
Prepare for tests and interview. Buy aptitude test and interview books, GMAT. Read wide. Develop yourself.
Start applying for jobs from day one. Tuesday and Thursday Guardian was my friend. I don't have money to buy the newspapers as corper. I visit the local vendor as early as 6am to 7am every Tuesday and Thursday. I will give him 10 or 20 naira to scan through the newspaper before the buyers will start coming. I go with my pen and paper to write down vacancies. later, the vendor became my friend, he sometimes give me the newspaper to scan for free. I remember then, he will tell me, "no dirty am oo", dem de come buy am. I will say Oga, I hear. Most young people nowadays are very lazy. Nothing good comes easy. You have to work out your life. It is through this guy's newspaper I landed the good job I was looking for. Nobody helped me. My friends mocked me then, that I an SAN(senior applicant of Nigeria). I told them I am M-SAN(most senior applicant of Nigeria). Be applying, be writing test and be attending interview. You are getting experience.
Start little. Don't go for a costly well furnished accommodation. They gave me accommodation where I did my service. But from day one, I was asking around where I could get cheap accommodation where I will stay after my service. Eventually, I was able to get a good cheap one. If you are batch B for example, there will be some batch A corp members that their rent runs beyond their service period and they want to leave immediately. You can negotiate with them. That is how I got a good one
Above all, be prayerful. Bros, you need God to help you.
Doing all these, barely 3 months after my service, I got the lucrative job I was looking for. Today when, I look back, I feel happy and fulfilled not to have gone back. If I had gone back, I will not struggle the way I did and they will be feeding me 3 times a day. Maybe, I wouldn't have been here.

how did u cope with your parents asking or would I say demanding for maintenance even when they have(like dealing with pressure)

hmmm..well,i just read thru all d comments..n i'd gv my own two cents..

staying bk wia u served depends on wia u served..i served in a very local place in Kogi state n left ds July.. staying bk was outta it..i saved enof n aldou i am still looking for a job, to a point i am still independent..

Being wt supportive parents can save u frm depression n unnecessary spending for nw.it doesnt mean u r lazy bcuz u r still wt ur parents. tough tyms dnt last forever..itz just for a matter of tym

@ apprentist, I just thought of this idea, believe me, this is what I'll do. Learn a skill like barbing or laundry services. This are things you can master within 3 months. You can be visiting banks and other places of work, get their contacts and and also deliver to them @ home. They will be happy to deal with a graduate and it is also a smart way of networking with them. Don't allow that certificate to get into your head, start something immediately.

Umunede:
Exactly what happened to me some years ago when I was going for NYSC in Osun state. I am very happy today that I made that decision not to go back to my Parent. That is what changed my life. That singular decision is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. Below are things I did
Burn the bridge. When I was leaving for NYSC, I told my Parent point blank that I am not coming back to stay with them again. I will only visit them to greet them. They were shocked. They were thinking I was playing. Guess what, that is exactly what happened. I hated going back to them. I am the first born. they have trained me through University. why should I go back to them? so first, hate going back. That is what drove me to work out my life. I never regretted it.
Secondly, know that the good job may not come immediately after service. The question then is what will I be doing to keep me going after NYSC since I will going back to my Parents? Right from the first day, I stepped into Osun state for NYSC, I stopped thinking of NYSC. The only thing in my mind is after NYSC, what will I be doing. In the camp, I was asking questions. You have a talent. I love teaching. The day I left camp, I approached many JAMB/GCE lesson centres that same day by just asking people. Because something is in my mind. I am not going back. I must get something to be doing even after NYSC before the big job will come.
SAVE SAVE SAVE. Our allawe then was 6500 and later increased to 7500. I was saving. You must save every month from your allawe. Don't blow everything. Be prudent. Those savings will help you later.
Prepare for tests and interview. Buy aptitude test and interview books, GMAT. Read wide. Develop yourself.
Start applying for jobs from day one. Tuesday and Thursday Guardian was my friend. I don't have money to buy the newspapers as corper. I visit the local vendor as early as 6am to 7am every Tuesday and Thursday. I will give him 10 or 20 naira to scan through the newspaper before the buyers will start coming. I go with my pen and paper to write down vacancies. later, the vendor became my friend, he sometimes give me the newspaper to scan for free. I remember then, he will tell me, "no dirty am oo", dem de come buy am. I will say Oga, I hear. Most young people nowadays are very lazy. Nothing good comes easy. You have to work out your life. It is through this guy's newspaper I landed the good job I was looking for. Nobody helped me. My friends mocked me then, that I an SAN(senior applicant of Nigeria). I told them I am M-SAN(most senior applicant of Nigeria). Be applying, be writing test and be attending interview. You are getting experience.
Start little. Don't go for a costly well furnished accommodation. They gave me accommodation where I did my service. But from day one, I was asking around where I could get cheap accommodation where I will stay after my service. Eventually, I was able to get a good cheap one. If you are batch B for example, there will be some batch A corp members that their rent runs beyond their service period and they want to leave immediately. You can negotiate with them. That is how I got a good one
Above all, be prayerful. Bros, you need God to help you.
Doing all these, barely 3 months after my service, I got the lucrative job I was looking for. Today when, I look back, I feel happy and fulfilled not to have gone back. If I had gone back, I will not struggle the way I did and they will be feeding me 3 times a day. Maybe, I wouldn't have been here.

RayAngel, thanks for sharing this

@Op, you just taught me another life lesson

God bless you sir.

legendgalas:

we use to buy every food items that we assumed can last us alhrough the term cus once you cross to the community, no coming out till we set to travel back home for the term's holidays. That was how we managed to survived and the community every month end do support us with 3k per corper. So we managed and managed till we concluded our service year OCTOBER last year.
na so we do o! now i'm happy I with the help of God utilized mine federal nysc allowee well even though am not working.

You were same batch with me batchC 2013,I also saved nearly what you saved,though I had to use part of it for a professional course which sapped a lot of my savings thinking it would give me automatic employment,well,still actively searching,had to pause when I got to the final stage.Now,I am thinking of a career change,its has not been easy,sometimes I feel so alone,like I am the only one going through this stage in life,I didn't even know it would be like this,I tried,while serving I had,like 3 part time jobs,that helped me save,but it seems the real world now is not something one can control,things happen beyond our control,its called fate!

Edipee:
@ apprentist, I just thought of this idea, believe me, this is what I'll do. Learn a skill like barbing or laundry services. This are things you can master within 3 months. You can be visiting banks and other places of work, get their contacts and and also deliver to them @ home. They will be happy to deal with a graduate and it is also a smart way of networking with them. Don't allow that certificate to get into your head, start something immediately.

Barbing, 3 months? I doubt o. BT thanks.

KingJB:


RayAngel, thanks for sharing this

@Op, you just taught me another life lesson

God bless you sir.

We're all grateful o.

Adortem:

You were same batch with me batchC 2013,I also saved nearly what you saved,though I had to use part of it for a professional course which sapped a lot of my savings thinking it would give me automatic employment,well,still actively searching,had to pause when I got to a final stage.Now,I am thinking of a career change,its has not be easy,sometimes I feel so alone,like I am the only one going through this stage in life,I didn't even know it would be like this,I tried,while serving I had,like 3 part time jobs,that helped me save,but it seems the real world now its not something one can control,things happen beyond our control,its called fate!

God will reward you for your labour Bro, you're not alone at all. I'm previlaged to stay in a family house where many batch Cs past out today. trust me, I can see anxiety in most of their eyes. even though they smile.

apprentist:




God will reward you for your labour Bro, you're not alone at all. I'm previlaged to stay in a family house where many batch Cs past out today. trust me, I can see anxiety in most of their eyes. even though they smile.

What some would meet post NYSC would not be expected,the pressure out there is huge.

tobe4real:
Oga don't try it..i've done it and regretted it.ur parents can even be telling u to come home but pls don't go..well it depends on where u are,if it's a safe environment try to get a teaching job or just something small for the time being while u still apply for better jobs and stuff..dont leave where u are until u are sure of a better stuff in the state where ur parents are.

You spoke my mind, wish I had stayed back two years ago but all the same every thing is working out according to Gods plan.

apprentist:


Barbing, 3 months? I doubt o. BT thanks.

my room mate back then in skul did it during the 6 months ASUU strike. 3 months into the training, he gave me a clean cut. I'd be serving under batch B15 and I'm planning to do the laundry during my service year.. No time for big boy, I must survive on my own after my service year.

I went back to my parents because I had no other choice, but I made a lot of contacts during my service years! Which I made very good use of! Though I did not get a serious job till after 2 years! but I was managing somewhere till the big break came!

and lastly! I did a Sacrificial Offering to GOD to break the jinx of bad luck, before the job came! http://www.bummyla.com

Umunede:
Exactly what happened to me some years ago when I was going for NYSC in Osun state. I am very happy today that I made that decision not to go back to my Parent. That is what changed my life. That singular decision is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. Below are things I did
Burn the bridge. When I was leaving for NYSC, I told my Parent point blank that I am not coming back to stay with them again. I will only visit them to greet them. They were shocked. They were thinking I was playing. Guess what, that is exactly what happened. I hated going back to them. I am the first born. they have trained me through University. why should I go back to them? so first, hate going back. That is what drove me to work out my life. I never regretted it.
Secondly, know that the good job may not come immediately after service. The question then is what will I be doing to keep me going after NYSC since I will going back to my Parents? Right from the first day, I stepped into Osun state for NYSC, I stopped thinking of NYSC. The only thing in my mind is after NYSC, what will I be doing. In the camp, I was asking questions. You have a talent. I love teaching. The day I left camp, I approached many JAMB/GCE lesson centres that same day by just asking people. Because something is in my mind. I am not going back. I must get something to be doing even after NYSC before the big job will come.
SAVE SAVE SAVE. Our allawe then was 6500 and later increased to 7500. I was saving. You must save every month from your allawe. Don't blow everything. Be prudent. Those savings will help you later.
Prepare for tests and interview. Buy aptitude test and interview books, GMAT. Read wide. Develop yourself.
Start applying for jobs from day one. Tuesday and Thursday Guardian was my friend. I don't have money to buy the newspapers as corper. I visit the local vendor as early as 6am to 7am every Tuesday and Thursday. I will give him 10 or 20 naira to scan through the newspaper before the buyers will start coming. I go with my pen and paper to write down vacancies. later, the vendor became my friend, he sometimes give me the newspaper to scan for free. I remember then, he will tell me, "no dirty am oo", dem de come buy am. I will say Oga, I hear. Most young people nowadays are very lazy. Nothing good comes easy. You have to work out your life. It is through this guy's newspaper I landed the good job I was looking for. Nobody helped me. My friends mocked me then, that I an SAN(senior applicant of Nigeria). I told them I am M-SAN(most senior applicant of Nigeria). Be applying, be writing test and be attending interview. You are getting experience.
Start little. Don't go for a costly well furnished accommodation. They gave me accommodation where I did my service. But from day one, I was asking around where I could get cheap accommodation where I will stay after my service. Eventually, I was able to get a good cheap one. If you are batch B for example, there will be some batch A corp members that their rent runs beyond their service period and they want to leave immediately. You can negotiate with them. That is how I got a good one
Above all, be prayerful. Bros, you need God to help you.
Doing all these, barely 3 months after my service, I got the lucrative job I was looking for. Today when, I look back, I feel happy and fulfilled not to have gone back. If I had gone back, I will not struggle the way I did and they will be feeding me 3 times a day. Maybe, I wouldn't have been here.

......guy u are just been lucky......don't advice copers in gombe not to go home o

For me,I am staying back to apply for jobs o.I feel going home will make me too relaxed.You may think you are strong enough,but slowly the laziness and i-dont-care attitude will creep in.You'll be like "afterall,na free house and free food".There would be little or no push to go the extra mile to get something doing.I am a lady,and I am proud to say I havnt gone home since january,nor called to ask for a dime from anyone since november last year.Being independent is tough,but it prepares you for life ahead.My friends say I should have come as a man.While my corper frnds are busy mapping out how to hold their bf's with pregnancy to get the ring,me na how I go see work before december be my headache o.Thankfully,my rent is not expiring till beginning of january.Its my plan to stay in ekiti,while am hustling to get a job anywhere else,then I can relocate.Life is tough o,but once you take a bold decision to stand tall and fend for yourself,it would help you overcome many hurdles.I feel your parents will respect you and realize that you are trying to be someone in life,when you give them that space,if not dem go just see you finish.My friend a batch b corper that went home has been lamentingn,that the younger ones talk to him anyhow.Even the mother don dey send am to boil beans put for fire because dem see am for house.God forbid o.Before you stay home for up to 2 months,you would have started getting the "what's your plan for your life now?" talk.Anyways,I guess I have always been very independent right from my childhood.It is my prayer that God helps us all o.Because honestly,its not easy to see a child thru sch,that's why I decided to stop depending on my family after my call to bar.From the 19800 I was able to save more than a hundred and fifty thousand ,yet I took care of my self well.Its all about management and good planning.I just dey pity corpers when no get savings.Even if you must go home,please have some money to be paying your little bills till you get a job.If not,get sth small so that you won't lose your respect in your family.I wish us all goodluck.No more 19800,life has officially begun!

[quote author=queenfav Thanks for Sharing May God Bless You and Every other guys that have taken out time to share their respective experiences.....I'm still an Under-g so I count myself lucky to have come in contact with this thread
God Bless Nairaland
God Bless Nairalanders
God Bless Nigeria

Most us got discharged as a serving corps member without the payment of our last two months and bicycle allowance. NYSC said it is not their fault and the bank said the same thing. Who is at fault for not paying us. I guess the President is aware that we are not paid before some officials convert it.

The money is our right not a privilege fee. The President must be hinted on this injustice. We would not suffer in vain.

legendgalas:

we use to buy every food items that we assumed can last us alhrough the term cus once you cross to the community, no coming out till we set to travel back home for the term's holidays. That was how we managed to survived and the community every month end do support us with 3k per corper. So we managed and managed till we concluded our service year OCTOBER last year.
na so we do o! now i'm happy I with the help of God utilized mine federal nysc allowee well even though am not working.

Yeah...in my own case I was posted to a remote village in Niger state last year,I had the chance to be coming from town to my PPA which I declined.The good part of it is that,most of my students then, were farmers...They used to Bring food crops/stuff (Yam,gari,tuwo) to corpers.,,,most of the things needed to prepare dishes can easily be gotten in the village (my PPA) at cheaper/No cost,,.The state government then was paying corper #6000 monthly...At the end of my service year,I was able to save #200,000..if not for my savings,only God knows what would have happen to me now (may be na spit I for dey swallow now)..its better you suffer now and enjoy later,than enjoy now and suffer later,,Meanwhile some of the corpers that stayed in town left Niger state with DEBT/IGBESE (na from POP they run go house),,,3 month after my service,I am still searching and hoping for God favour for a Better job at the same time I have enrolled in computer training (mainly hardware) ...

Revolva:

People r reasoning dis one de hear de call God.
Na god go throway job for human being or nahuman being go find job go n make money

just when u tink ya hardwork can mk u rich, God gives grace to dos wu trust in Him. You can be called to resume a job while sleeping in your home even while some folks are moving from gates to gates....Never underestimate God bro!

Tt

KingJB:

RayAngel, thanks for sharing this
@Op, you just taught me another life lesson
God bless you sir.

Amen, the early we start planning the beta.

Umunede:
Exactly what happened to me some years ago when I was going for NYSC in Osun state. I am very happy today that I made that decision not to go back to my Parent. That is what changed my life. That singular decision is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. Below are things I did
Burn the bridge. When I was leaving for NYSC, I told my Parent point blank that I am not coming back to stay with them again. I will only visit them to greet them. They were shocked. They were thinking I was playing. Guess what, that is exactly what happened. I hated going back to them. I am the first born. they have trained me through University. why should I go back to them? so first, hate going back. That is what drove me to work out my life. I never regretted it.
Secondly, know that the good job may not come immediately after service. The question then is what will I be doing to keep me going after NYSC since I will going back to my Parents? Right from the first day, I stepped into Osun state for NYSC, I stopped thinking of NYSC. The only thing in my mind is after NYSC, what will I be doing. In the camp, I was asking questions. You have a talent. I love teaching. The day I left camp, I approached many JAMB/GCE lesson centres that same day by just asking people. Because something is in my mind. I am not going back. I must get something to be doing even after NYSC before the big job will come.
SAVE SAVE SAVE. Our allawe then was 6500 and later increased to 7500. I was saving. You must save every month from your allawe. Don't blow everything. Be prudent. Those savings will help you later.
Prepare for tests and interview. Buy aptitude test and interview books, GMAT. Read wide. Develop yourself.
Start applying for jobs from day one. Tuesday and Thursday Guardian was my friend. I don't have money to buy the newspapers as corper. I visit the local vendor as early as 6am to 7am every Tuesday and Thursday. I will give him 10 or 20 naira to scan through the newspaper before the buyers will start coming. I go with my pen and paper to write down vacancies. later, the vendor became my friend, he sometimes give me the newspaper to scan for free. I remember then, he will tell me, "no dirty am oo", dem de come buy am. I will say Oga, I hear. Most young people nowadays are very lazy. Nothing good comes easy. You have to work out your life. It is through this guy's newspaper I landed the good job I was looking for. Nobody helped me. My friends mocked me then, that I an SAN(senior applicant of Nigeria). I told them I am M-SAN(most senior applicant of Nigeria). Be applying, be writing test and be attending interview. You are getting experience.
Start little. Don't go for a costly well furnished accommodation. They gave me accommodation where I did my service. But from day one, I was asking around where I could get cheap accommodation where I will stay after my service. Eventually, I was able to get a good cheap one. If you are batch B for example, there will be some batch A corp members that their rent runs beyond their service period and they want to leave immediately. You can negotiate with them. That is how I got a good one
Above all, be prayerful. Bros, you need God to help you.
Doing all these, barely 3 months after my service, I got the lucrative job I was looking for. Today when, I look back, I feel happy and fulfilled not to have gone back. If I had gone back, I will not struggle the way I did and they will be feeding me 3 times a day. Maybe, I wouldn't have been here.

May the good Lord increase you for these piece bro.

Fear don dey catch me small small but I believe al will be well....Presently Batch A 2015...Serving in Abuja....why on earth will i leave Abuja after service? I dey craze, to a village in Ondo state..Mba, I am been paid 15k at ppa +plus fed allawee..My target is to save up to 150k. God help me. I have the feelings that i will get a good job here after service.

Umunede:
Exactly what happened to me some years ago when I was going for NYSC in Osun state. I am very happy today that I made that decision not to go back to my Parent. That is what changed my life. That singular decision is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. Below are things I did
Burn the bridge. When I was leaving for NYSC, I told my Parent point blank that I am not coming back to stay with them again. I will only visit them to greet them. They were shocked. They were thinking I was playing. Guess what, that is exactly what happened. I hated going back to them. I am the first born. they have trained me through University. why should I go back to them? so first, hate going back. That is what drove me to work out my life. I never regretted it.
Secondly, know that the good job may not come immediately after service. The question then is what will I be doing to keep me going after NYSC since I will going back to my Parents? Right from the first day, I stepped into Osun state for NYSC, I stopped thinking of NYSC. The only thing in my mind is after NYSC, what will I be doing. In the camp, I was asking questions. You have a talent. I love teaching. The day I left camp, I approached many JAMB/GCE lesson centres that same day by just asking people. Because something is in my mind. I am not going back. I must get something to be doing even after NYSC before the big job will come.
SAVE SAVE SAVE. Our allawe then was 6500 and later increased to 7500. I was saving. You must save every month from your allawe. Don't blow everything. Be prudent. Those savings will help you later.
Prepare for tests and interview. Buy aptitude test and interview books, GMAT. Read wide. Develop yourself.
Start applying for jobs from day one. Tuesday and Thursday Guardian was my friend. I don't have money to buy the newspapers as corper. I visit the local vendor as early as 6am to 7am every Tuesday and Thursday. I will give him 10 or 20 naira to scan through the newspaper before the buyers will start coming. I go with my pen and paper to write down vacancies. later, the vendor became my friend, he sometimes give me the newspaper to scan for free. I remember then, he will tell me, "no dirty am oo", dem de come buy am. I will say Oga, I hear. Most young people nowadays are very lazy. Nothing good comes easy. You have to work out your life. It is through this guy's newspaper I landed the good job I was looking for. Nobody helped me. My friends mocked me then, that I an SAN(senior applicant of Nigeria). I told them I am M-SAN(most senior applicant of Nigeria). Be applying, be writing test and be attending interview. You are getting experience.
Start little. Don't go for a costly well furnished accommodation. They gave me accommodation where I did my service. But from day one, I was asking around where I could get cheap accommodation where I will stay after my service. Eventually, I was able to get a good cheap one. If you are batch B for example, there will be some batch A corp members that their rent runs beyond their service period and they want to leave immediately. You can negotiate with them. That is how I got a good one
Above all, be prayerful. Bros, you need God to help you.
Doing all these, barely 3 months after my service, I got the lucrative job I was looking for. Today when, I look back, I feel happy and fulfilled not to have gone back. If I had gone back, I will not struggle the way I did and they will be feeding me 3 times a day. Maybe, I wouldn't have been here.

NICE WRITE UP, but I've got to ask you one question.
WOULD U HAVE 'BURNT THAT BRIDGE' IF YOU WERE POSTED TO THE NORTH?