Perhaps it is time for a 'transition' thread, to ease the journey. This thread is intended for jobs/job hunting advice.
Best advice ever heard was from an old Personnel guy before they known as HR and he told anybody who was being made redundant etc to think carefully.
His view was treat it in the same way as you would a death of someone close or a painful divorce, allow a time for breavement / mental adjustment, not an unrealistic statement when you consider what people in the services put into their careers. He viewed it as a 3-6 month time frame even if you have found something else and to allow time for adjustment and not just ignore.
Must admit I thought he was mad but now I think it was wise words.