Many professionals who get laid off struggle to find the right opportunity to get back to work. This is especially true for workers over 50 who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the most successful methods to avoid this is to [pursue a career where the need is much bigger than the supply and the hiring preference is for a mature employee instead of the young kid. Project Management is such a career. In the Tampa/St. Petersburg market there is a large demand which creates a lot of openings as long as you are qualified. They work in a number 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 need.