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I've always gone from one job to the next immediately. Taking a week off sounds good, but I guess I worried that if I did that I'd never want to go back. I even quit my job on Thursday, closed on the business I was buying on Friday and started running the business on Monday. That was stressful and I haven't had a day off (besides Christmas and New Years) since I bought the business.
I say do whatever works, if you can afford a week off and won't spend the entire week dreading the new job, take it.
More the opposite. Been a while since I voluntarily switched jobs where it was even an option but I was working nights, found the new job and they wanted me to start immediately. I didn't want to risk it going away (this was entry-level in a tight job market) so I started immediately. Gave my two week notice to my old job and worked two jobs for two weeks. Last couple times I've had gaps but it was layoffs so I definitely wasn't enjoying it. A week off does sound about perfect though. More than that and I'd probably get a little stir crazy.
It depends on when the new company needs me. I always work out my two week notice, so if the new company needs me the following Monday after my two weeks are up I will start immediately. If they aren't in an urgent need and allow the flexibility I might take a week to catch up on things around the house since the new job will consume a lot of my time until I become comfortable in the role.
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