Two things I've noticed about the job market lately.

1.Many more postings for people to work in service oriented roles. Even if the job is not titled as "Customer Service" it's usually in the description.

2. Many job postings make it clear that they expect employees to have a moderate to high level of interaction with co-workers. Does the term "team player" ring bells for anyone?

More and more employers are looking for extroverted (or at least outgoing) type A people who don't mind others playing in their sandbox. This unfortunately excludes a lot of workers who have something valuable to offer but who don't have the ability or desire to provide customer service or work closely with others. Also, trying to force oneself to fit into a job like this usually ends in loss of job. It is very difficult if not next to impossible for an introverted person or one who is struggling with social or communication issues to simply fake it every day they go into work.

Don't know if this is only in the U.S.A. or if other parts of the world are experiencing the same sort of shift in the world of work. I believe that here in the U.S.A. this phenomena may be contributing a bit to the numbers of unemployed people.