Yes companies do, but you have to look not laid off. Find some charity that needs volunteer work. Or some open source. Companies what to see you doing someth

Yes companies do, but you have to look not laid off. Find some charity that needs volunteer work. Or some open source. Companies what to see you doing something germane during your off time, not catching up on TV. When you are laid off, the new company has NO idea why you were laid off. You might have been laid off for business reasons. Or because you were a trouble maker. It is assumed better people were kept and you were not 'better people'. As such they tend to favor someone currently employed. Therefore you have to show value. Have you at least had interviews since being laid off? How long did you work at company before being laid off? What do you tell people when they ask 'So what have you been doing these last 6 months?' Assuming you are getting interviews. Have you tried a remote job?