Many managers who get laid off struggle to find the right opportunity to get their career back on track. This is even more an issue for mature workers who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the best approaches to get around this is to get into a field where the need is much greater than the amount of people who are qualified 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 market there is a big demand which creates a lot of 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 lead a project and do the initiating and planning, controlling and execution that is in great need.