What do young folks want when it comes to technology?

Well, if you believe consulting giant Accenture and their research, “Millennial generation students and employees” (those aged 14 to 27) expect to use their own technology and mobile devices for work.

The Accenture study found that Millenials are increasingly choosing their place of employment based on how accommodating companies are to their personal technology preferences.

In addition, more than half (60 %) of Millennials are either unaware of their companies’ information technology (IT) policies or are not inclined to follow them.

The survey, released Wednesday, gathered info from more than 400 U.S. students and employees across three age groups — 14-17 (“younger Millennials”), 18-22 (“mid-Millennials”) and 23-27 (“older Millennials”) — and found an increasing demand for high-tech devices to connect with colleagues, peers, friends, and family, rather than face-to-face contact.

According to Accenture, the findings point to a disconnect between the technology that organizations provide their workers and how young workers actually want to use technology and collaborate in the workplace. Among the findings:

• Millenials want to choose their technology.
• They don’t want to have to ask permission — especially of their company.
• Nearly a third (31%) don’t know their if their organization has a tech use policy.
• Younger employees insist on state-of-the-art technology — and more than half say it will be a determining factor in their job choice.
• E-mail is being shunned in favor of text messaging, online chat and social networking sites.
• Blogging isn’t as wildly popular with Millenials as many may think. Most spend just 30 minutes a week blogging.

To read more about the study, visit Accenture’s site here.

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