Demographics in who's hiring

The following is based on no empirical research.

Tough economy got your job search down? Having trouble finding companies who are hiring? You might try looking for a work force knocking on the door of retirement. Shell is in this situation and they know it. Looking around my floor, I see a lot of people my parent's age with 25+ years with the company. There's one guy younger than me and a couple others in my decade. That's it. Seems like a good chance of needing some new hires in the next few years and good chance for some upward mobility.

Now just don't blow it (my final presentation is in three weeks... more on that later).