Many managers who get laid off have a hard time finding the right opportunity to get back to work. This is even more an issue for workers over 50 who can fall prey to age discrimination. One of the most successful approaches to counter this is to [pursue a career where the need is much larger than the amount of people who are certified 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 market there is a big demand which creates a lot of openings as long as you are certified. They work in a variety of fields: 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.