Is the recruitment industry as smart as it portrays itself?

Recently, I've been doing some competitor analysis - I'm a UK-based headhunter by the way, so my research was biased in that direction - and I've been surprised by the results. There are probably two main threads that betray some pretty poor thinking and activity…

I'm often struck by the amount of people who cite what their best boss taught them, and the things learned they carry with them to this day. That's all well and good, but that denies the learning opportunities that come with some of your WORST bosses. Let me give you just three examples of what my worst…