Re: Resume
he can try making a functional rather than a chronological resume. secondly he can state that he was an independent contractor working on numerous short term enagagements since he did not want to be tied down to one company then and wanted to broaden his exposure and experience base.
and layffs are one thing, he should really try to stay at his next company for 3 years atleast to show stability.
Thanks again for your inputs.. great points there :)