Many professionals 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 approaches 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 older employee instead of the young kid. Project Management is such a career. In the Tampa/St. Petersburg market there is a sizable demand which creates a lot of openings 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 demand.