Many managers who get laid off struggle to find the right opportunity to get back to work. This is even more an issue for older workers who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the most successful methods to get around this is to [pursue a career where the need is much bigger than the amount of people who are qualified and the hiring preference is for a more experienced 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.