What makes you think that those who've been laid off will have an advantage over you? If anything they'll likely face more scrutiny. The most recent rounds of l

What makes you think that those who've been laid off will have an advantage over you? If anything they'll likely face more scrutiny. The most recent rounds of layoffs have been messy but weren't conducted in a purely shotgun manner. An objectively bad performer at one of these companies isn't necessarily going to be even an adequate performer elsewhere.