Moving on from a layoff- Practical advice

As someone who's been laid-off thrice in the last 8 years, if there's one piece of advice I could share with someone who's been made redundant for the first time - please pick up exactly from where you are, update that CV and start applying for jobs. You cannot imagine the number of people who give up after their first redundancy because of loss of motivation, loss of purpose and feelings of extreme hopelessness. Some will turn to LinkedIn to announce entrepreneurship plans, others will post on LinkedIn expecting someone will reach out to them to offer a job or make a referral because they don't believe 'applying for jobs' works. But 'applying for jobs' does work and will always work. Please collect your emotions and apply for jobs. Apply to your heart's content, once you start receiving interview calls, have a few conversations, you'll know exactly where you stand and where all your experience can fit. Don't stop applying for jobs.