Japan had a war for talent a century ago. Silicon Valley can learn from it work.qz.com

The scramble to hire the best and brightest is transforming business, and particularly tech companies, around the globe. It’s pushing companies to offer previously unheard-of benefits, rethink their corporate identities, and raise pay to the point where it’s creating housing crises in Seattle and San Francisco.

The war for talent is driven by an existential dread among executives who fear their company’s future is jeopardized without access to the best minds.