Be self sufficient. The degree is fantastic, but build something while you're getting the degree that you can show future employers. Sorry but your thesis isn't "something". Nobody can make money on your thesis. Build a tool/product/something. I know this is difficult in most industries, but in the software (and even IoT) space it's ridiculously easy. I'm not talking about the thing you built while you interned at "XYZ". I'm talking about an idea you had (even if there's already 1000's of the same thing out there) that you planned, implemented, launched, supported, and marketed. It's fine if it makes $0. You want to show an employer self sufficiency and results. Show them what you can do to make them money.