Many managers who get laid off have a hard time finding the right opportunity to get back to work. This is even more an issue for workers over 50 who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the most successful techniques to get around this is to get into a career where the need is much bigger than the supply 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 market there is a big demand which creates many openings as long as you are certified. They work in a variety of fields: 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.