Laid off? Make your job search a business plan

Step 5: Get into marketing mode

Your single best marketing tool is your résumé, Stewart says. Be sure to spend a lot of time putting it together, and then have everyone you know and respect read it and provide honest feedback.

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Step 5: Get into marketing mode Your single best marketing tool is your résumé, Stewart says. Be sure to spend a lot of time putting it together, and then have everyone you know and respect read it and provide honest feedback. Want a basis of comparison? Read what hiring professionals said about the résumés of six Boston.com readers who submitted them for feedback. Click here to see the résumés and read the feedback.