Many managers who get laid off struggle to find the right opportunity to get their career back on track. This is a bigger problem for older workers who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the most successful ways to avoid this is to get into a career where the demand is much bigger than the number of people who are qualified and the hiring inclination is for a older employee instead of the young kid. Project Management is such a career. In the Tampa/St. Petersburg jobmarket there is a sizable demand which creates many openings as long as you are qualified. They work in a number of professions: 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 demand.