Many managers who get laid off have difficulty finding the right opportunity to get back to work. This is even more an issue for mature workers who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the best ways to avoid this is to get into a field where the demand is much bigger than the supply and the hiring preference is for a mature employee instead of the young kid. Project Management is such an opportunity. In the Tampa/St. Petersburg jobmarket there is a big demand which creates a lot of openings as long as you are qualified. They work in a number 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 demand.