Many professionals who get laid off have a hard time finding the right opportunity to get their career back on track. This is a bigger problem for mature workers who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the best approaches to avoid this is to [pursue a field where the demand is much greater than the quantity of people who are qualified 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 lot of opportunities as long as you are certified. They work in a number of fields: 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 demand.