Hypothetically if one were to take a month long sabbatical to upskill oneself what would be the areas one would want to focus on?
Study for a AWS/Azure certification? Security +? Learn a new technology?

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I’d be very interested in studying how sugars are converted by yeast into alcohol

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Nah, that sounds like a lot of work lol. I’m just here to drink it and sit on my porch

You could get certified with any cloud provider in a month, easily. However, from my last round of interviews I realized there are now tons of certified people out there and that no longer sets you apart. You need in depth knowledge 😕. Keep this in mind if you are looking at picking up knowledge with exit opportunities in mind.

For consulting, AWS cloud Architect Associate is the right answer because AWS is far ahead of everyone else and you have the highest likelihood of landing a project. In a month you could be a little disciplined and get the Professional cert as well.

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Underwater basket weaving

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Upskilling down under ya know what I mean...

That’s not what a sabbatical is.

Do you want to take a sabbatical or learn an important skill?

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At Deloitte, sabbatical can be for personal or professional growth opportunities, to include career development. Learning an important skill would qualify.

Just Asking for a friend of a friend of a friend huh?

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AWS and (if you don’t already have it) a Scrum Master certification/agile training.

Diving for sure. Nitrox just for fun. But then Rescue Diver. Probably not long enough for Divemaster but that’d be a nice resume builder for my preferred exit opp.

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