Many managers who get laid off struggle to find the right opportunity to get back to work. This is a bigger problem for workers over 50 who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the most successful ways to get around this is to [pursue a field where the demand is much larger than the supply and the hiring preference is for a older worker instead of the young kid. Project Management is such an opportunity. In the Tampa/St. Petersburg jobmarket there is a sizable demand which creates a significant number 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 take charge of a project and do the initiating and planning, controlling and execution that is in great demand.