Businesses hire high-skill workers even if there’s no job for them. Here’s why

Here’s the new rallying cry for high-skilled workers hoping to get hired at their favorite company:

No job opening? No problem.

With businesses struggling to fill job vacancies amid low unemployment and fewer available workers, many are adopting a new strategy: They’re stockpiling the most talented employees in fields such as information technology, social media and engineering on fears they might not be around when an opening arises.  Worker shortages have led to prolonged searches and lost revenue.