Many professionals who get laid off struggle to find the right opportunity to get their career back on track. This is a bigger problem for mature workers who can fall prey to age discrimination. One of the best approaches to avoid this is to get into a field where the need is much greater than the supply and the hiring inclination is for a more experienced worker instead of the young kid. Project Management is such an opportunity. In the Tampa/St. Petersburg market there is a big demand which creates a lot of opportunities as long as you are certified. They work in a number of professions: construction, information technology, medical, marketing and more. It is your ability to manage a project and do the initiating and planning, controlling and execution that is in great need.