• DocumentCode
    1524840
  • Title

    The New Centurions

  • Author

    Crow, Mariesa ; Stichnote, Lynn

  • Author_Institution
    Missouri Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Rolla, MO, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    26
  • Abstract
    The current group of young people entering the workforce belong to the so-called "millennial generation". Each generation has certain characteristics that have defined its interaction with the world; the millennials have been called the "Net generation". They are the first generation that has never known life without the Internet. As a result of their protected, structured, and positively reinforced upbringing, the millennials are an exceptionally accomplished, positive, upbeat, and optimistic generation. The millennials are the quintessential multitaskers, and they are used to having the world at their fingertips through online search engines. If organizations use the best of the millennials\´ traits and effectively embrace the less appealing ones, they will undoubtedly emerge stronger and more prepared for the future.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer aided instruction; recruitment; social networking (online); Internet; millennial generation; net generation; online search engine; quintessential multitasker; Cellular phones; Character generation; Facebook; Internet; MySpace; Pediatrics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Recruitment; Social network services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPE.2010.937124
  • Filename
    5496832