No, the common perception is correct. In the business world, technology has been around longer than most Millennials have been alive. Baby Boomers have been going to computer training for decades, not to mention they are the ones that made “fast and efficient communication” in business popular with their Blackberries years ago. Today, everybody is tech savvy and proficient. It’s been around too long.
Managers complain that Millennials know social media stuff but lack knowledge of basic software many companies use today. They’re good at technology but more for social use than business. What Managers complain about is the lack of work ethics, need to be micro managed, lack of face to face communication, poor team play,…
Lacking these attributes hurt them more in the workplace than any tech skills.