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There is a great article at AllBusiness that you need to check out if you were interested in my last post about how companies can work to keep Gen Y candidates.

Some people might think Millennials are coddled, arrogant Facebook addicts who feel a strong sense of entitlement and aren't willing to work hard for the great rewards they expect.

In reality Millennials are the first generation of "digital natives," that is, they have never known a world without digital technology. As a result Millennials experience the world in a completely different way than previous generations. They experience the world through technology, like older generations experience the world through their organic senses. This intimacy with the digital world is one of the Millennials' greatest strengths. It also presents the greatest challenge to those companies that need highly qualified applicants. Managers need to determine ways to capitalize on their strengths and work with their weaknesses with business goals in mind.

Millenials are such a hot topic and companies are trying so hard to figure out what they want. Maybe because I'm part of the Gen Y generation, I find it interesting to see companies falling all over themselves trying to figure us out. The AllBusiness article has an excellent quote that will be really important for employers who want to attract (and keep) this generation:

...nothing makes Millennials unhappier than doing tasks with traditional methods that can be done better and more efficiently with the right technology or more sophisticated methods.

Gen Y is all about the 4-hour Work Week. We don't want to waste our time doing something for 3 hours when it can only take 30 minutes. And why should anyone? But definitely check out the rest of the article for more.

Read: New Millennials in Workforce Present Challenge, Opportunity. AllBusiness

If you're still looking for resources, why not go to the source? BrazenCareerist.com and EmployeeEvolution are two communities of Millennials who are putting the very information that companies want to know.

- Rosie Reilman