Many managers who get laid off have a hard time finding the right opportunity to get back to work. This is especially true for workers over 50 who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the most successful techniques to counter this is to [pursue a career where the need is much bigger than the quantity of people who are certified and the hiring preference is for a mature worker instead of the young kid. Project Management is such a career. In the Tampa/St. Petersburg jobmarket there is a big demand which creates many openings as long as you are certified. They work in a mixture of areas: construction, information technology, medical, marketing and more. It is your ability to shepherd a project and do the initiating and planning, controlling and execution that is in great need.
Here is what you need to succeed
The Project Management Professional (PMP) is recognized everywhere as being the {top|the most sought after project management credential. Depending on where you work, other highly sought after project management certifications include ITIL, Scrum Master, Agile Master, Scrum Product Owner and others.
Here are just a few of the most sought after certifications