Millennials on the Team: This Shift in the Workplace can Benefit Your Practice

Those millennials that we’ve been hearing about for years are finally now a substantial part of our workforce. As a result, you’re starting to see millennials apply for and fill positions in your practice.

This IS a substantial shift for many offices to experience, so it’s best if you’re prepared to evolve and work with millennials. First, let’s define millennials. They are individuals who grew up in the electronic-age and reached adulthood around the turn of the 21st century. 

Millennials are quick learners.  This generation has grown up to be quite limber at learning on the fly. New technologies don’t scare them, and they can typically figure things out fairly quickly.

Don’t be discouraged if an applicant or new hire doesn’t know your specific practice software.  Odds are, they’ll learn it within a few days and can probably teach themselves most of it on their own. This is a huge shift from Baby Boomers who have typically been slow to learn new technologies and need designated training on new software. 

Millennials are confident.  Millennials are known for their confidence, which can turn some people off within a team setting. It may come across as arrogance or lack of team focus. 

However, if you understand that they are confident in general, you can know if how they act is really arrogance or if it’s simply their way of surviving in the world. You can actually harness that confidence and let them spearhead certain projects or tasks other staff members may have shied away from.

Millennials want input.  They really do want feedback on their performance. They don’t want to guess as to what they’re doing well or doing wrong. They appreciate transparency from a team and from a boss. If you slack on doing regular reviews, you will find that millennials will eventually look for other working