I'm pointing this out since a lot of posts say take the cash, you might need it, or wait for the 14. Well, if you want to work effectively on your own, you might need something sooner.
Yeah, by all means if you need the power or it will legitimately improve your chances of scoring work go for it and get a 16. And yes, normally no point waiting but it DOES hurt a heap if you buy today and then Apple drop the new, way better model 2 weeks later! Been there with a 2007 spec Mac mini I picked up literally the month before they updated it. As a result I lost out on several years of extra macOS support.
I think if you're a potential 13" MacBook Pro customer it's definitely worth holding out a little at this point if you can - because of the keyboard issue. The new keyboards are SO MUCH BETTER.
But sounds like the OP was previously looking at an air... my point re: sitting at the 2k limit is that just because you can spend more doesn't necessarily mean you should, especially if you are currently unemployed