Each Generation has been Described According to the driving forces that have formed the collective personality of its members. The current group of young people entering the workforce belong to the so-called “millennial generation,” meaning those born between 1982 and 1997. The millennial generation is sometimes dubbed “the echo boomers” and is generally considered to be made up of the children of the baby boomer generation. Each generation has certain characteristics that have defined its interaction with the world; just as the baby boomers are also known as the “me generation,” the millennials have been called the “Net generation.” They are the first generation that has never known life without the Internet. This close proximity to and interaction with the Internet has led to a variety of defining features. While generalizations are sometimes misleading, the following characteristic tendencies have emerged to define this generation.
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