In the fierce contest for employee talent, “silver medalists” are becoming winners. The term isn’t just for Olympians: It’s what some employers call job candidates they almost hired but passed over for someone else. Now, as companies struggle to fill jobs in a tight labor market, many are tracking, courting and hiring their so-called silver, and even bronze, medalists. “Before,...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 14, 2018 15:00 UTC