Yet Millennial-age women are increasingly becoming more proactive about conducting their own research before heading to the auto shop.

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The millennial generation is coming of age and we debate whether the "everybody gets a trophy" ethos (plus the uphill economic climb) has left them well prepared for life after college.

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The age of the million dollar millennial is quickly on the rise.

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According to Gallup, the so-called Millennial generation -- mostly people now in their twenties -- are the only age group to show a significant drop in whether they "care a good deal who is elected president next year, " from 81% in 2007 to 69% in 2011.

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Adecco, the giant Zurich, Switzerland-based human resources consulting firm, just ran a survey of 500 hiring managers that found that respondents said they were three times as likely to hire a mature worker, defined as age 50 or above (60%), as they were to hire a Millennial (20%).

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