Aggregate demand for interpersonal skills in the Australian labour market has accelerated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, there has been a high degree of complementarity between remote work and demand for interpersonal skills during this period.
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This is a summary of: Evans, D. et al. Accelerated demand for interpersonal skills in the Australian post-pandemic labour market. Nat. Hum. Behav. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01788-2 (2023).
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Post-pandemic acceleration of demand for interpersonal skills. Nat Hum Behav 8, 18–19 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01790-8
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