Many managers who get laid off experience great challenges in trying to find the right opportunity to get their career back on track. This is especially true for workers over 50 who can fall prey to age discrimination. One of the best techniques to get around this is to [pursue a career where the need is much bigger than the supply and the hiring preference 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 opportunities as long as you are certified. They work in an assortment 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 popular project management certification. 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