Infographic: What HR pros really think about millennials

Most millennials believe they are hardworking and loyal to employers. HR pros disagree. Here are the stereotypes millennials need to rise above.

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Despite what other generations may say, it’s not easy to be a millennial.

Millennials not only have to prove themselves to be competent workers—like any other generation as they enter the professional world—but do so when potential employers believe they are lazy and entitled, among other unflattering adjectives.

As an infographic from Beyond.com and The Career Network shows, millennials have a lot of stereotypes to disprove. The infographic compares how millennials describe themselves with how HR professionals describe them.

Take a look at some of the biggest disconnects:

1. Work ethic

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