In a recent live chat hosted at the Adobe Summit EMEA in April, the buzz is on millennials, and the importance they can or cannot bring to your business. Paris Goat from CMO.com sits down with Simon Nicholson (@Sikenic), social media manager at Adobe, and Brian Solis (@briansolis), Principal Analyst at the Altimeter Group.

    What we know about millennials is that they’re among the first generations to be digitally native. They’re able to adapt instantly and effectively to almost any type of  technology. Give a millennial a foreign technological device or program, and in a matter of minutes, they’ll be able to figure out its use, the various functions, and its purpose. That being said, we’ve seen millennials entering and striving in the workforce. Many companies as of late, are showing a higher interest in young, technologically advanced individuals for hire as opposed to older generations. But what does this mean for non-millennials? Are their jobs at stake to a tech-savvy, fresh out of college 25 year old? Solis gives us insight on his personal experience working with millennials.

    Of course with anything, there is good and there's bad. Some millennials Solis has worked with are bright, innovative individuals who contribute immensely to businesses, while others are the exact opposite. Taking for granted their label in their age group, Solis has encountered millennials who over glamorize their title and from there, obtain a sense of higher importance than others. This ties in to the question of whether businesses need to staff their open job positions with millennials in order to succeed. Yes, millennials are a trending topic, but Solis advises businesses hiring solely millennials to rethink their decision, as it may be an over glamorized trend, where many Gen X and baby boomers are left out of a job.