Many managers 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 most successful ways 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 mature 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 many openings 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 lead a project and do the initiating and planning, controlling and execution that is in great need.