The biggest thing that will improve the odds of getting hired is applying for jobs...though that&#x27;s probably not much of a vacation.<p>My advice, beyond that, would be to do something that you enjoy and not worry about how it might effect an imaginary career.<p>Ask yourself, how much Rails or React or Clojure are you going to learn it two weeks?<p>The answer is: a lot but not enough.<p>Good luck.