In a perfect world, there would be only one applicant for each job opening. That would be the person best suited for the role. Economists would call it a maximally efficient market. 

In a perfect world, there would be only one applicant for each job opening. That would be the person best suited for the role. Economists would call it a maximally efficient market.  But that remains an elusive dream. Instead, we may be going in the opposite direction.  Executives boast of the number of applicants they…Read MoreERE