I got surpluissed last year and found something else much better. I saw a few questions in another thread and wanted to give you the benefit of my experience...
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No one cares if you were laid off. Don't put it in your cover letter...if you feel the need to mention it in the cover letter, just say. "I'm looking for new opportunities." If it comes up in an interview (and you'll be surprised at how rarely it does), just say you were laid-off. Employers understand lay-offs happen. No one will think any less of you.
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Professional resume writers are generally worth the money. I had a resume I thought was pretty good, but I wasn't hearing back on it. I had it professionally rewritten and it was put in a modern format along with some of my wording changed to more popular buzzwords.
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When applying to jobs, I found it helpful to think of it like on-line dating. I'd write short cover letters mentioning things from the job listing and give a sentence on why I related to it. Like, "I see you're looking for someone with 5+ years leading project teams. You'll be happy to know I have 7 years experience leading teams of 50+ members to successfully complete projects under deadline and budget." Something like that.
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Also, don't be afraid to hire a coach to give you a practice interview so you can work out the kinks. Interviewing is a skill and if it's been a while, it's worth it to get some practice in.
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Apply directly to recruiters as well as job listings. If you do a Google search for "recruiter + [your city]," you'll find a lot of recruiters to apply to.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. It's scary to get laid off and overwhelming to think about how much there is to a job search, so feel free to ask questions and we'll do our best to help you out.