Anonymous wrote:I am going to be moving to a new city with my husband and kids, for one year, and will not be working outside the home. When I return I need to look for a job, but it has to be within school hours. I won't have babysitting help. It occurs to me that while I'm in this new city I could gain a skill and become more employable when I come back to DC. I have my undergrad, then a few years in HR before starting a family.

So I ask you, if you had a year, what would you learn? Would getting a masters help in any way?

Thank you!

For what you describe, learn how to work a cash register.

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That's not exactly the right question. You need to ask yourself a few things - what kind of job do you want? what are your goals? where do you want your career to be in five years? what do you want from a job?

Find the answers to those questions, then research what it takes to achieve that. If a masters is the answer, get a masters.

I am going to be moving to a new city with my husband and kids, for one year, and will not be working outside the home. When I return I need to look for a job, but it has to be within school hours. I won't have babysitting help. It occurs to me that while I'm in this new city I could gain a skill and become more employable when I come back to DC. I have my undergrad, then a few years in HR before starting a family.

So I ask you, if you had a year, what would you learn? Would getting a masters help in any way?

Thank you!