......complete your PPL, even if it does mean taking a break for a few weeks - it's a super thing to have on a CV no matter what you do.
Hmmm, not sure about that. Useful in anything aviation-related, but the 'non-pilot' potential employer with no idea what a PPL entails and who knows nothing of aviation might think 'self-indulgent and over-indulged playboy' if he hears you have a PPL.
Whether to reveal it or not in an employment application needs thought.
But I'd agree you should complete it if you can. It's a great confidence-booster!