Many professionals who get laid off have a hard time finding the right opportunity to get back to work. This is even more an issue for mature workers who can become victims of age discrimination. One of the most successful ways to avoid this is to [pursue a field where the demand is much larger than the quantity of people who are qualified and the hiring inclination 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 big demand which creates a lot of 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 shepherd a project and do the initiating and planning, controlling and execution that is in great demand.