Dan Hevia has been laid off before — but this time feels different. Hevia, 42, a marketing and business development specialist based in the New York City area, has been out of work since the summer. In a recent LinkedIn post, he claimed he has filled out more than 1,000 job applications, with nothing to show for it.  “If you had told me when I was laid off in June that I would approach 6 months without a job offer, I would laugh (hooray for confidence!),” Hevia wrote. “But here it comes and boy ...