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Why the Perfect Candidate Didn't Get the Job with Kristine Ritzler

Hiring decisions change people’s lives, but most companies rush them without thinking through the consequences. In this episode, Renee Beckman sits down with HR leader Kristine Ritzler to talk about ethical hiring, culture fit, onboarding, and real accountability. Kristine Ritzler is the HR Manager at Prairie Capital Advisors, a professional services firm specializing in investment banking, valuation, and ESOP advisory. Operating as an HR team of one, Kristine supports multiple offices with very different leadership styles and personalities, which gives her a practical, business first perspective on hiring and people strategy. In this conversation, Renee and Kristine break down why “perfect on paper” candidates still fail, how subjective gut decisions quietly sabotage hiring outcomes, and what hiring managers miss when they rush to fill seats. Kristine shares real interview stories, including overly eager candidates and culture misalignment, and explains why sometimes the most ethical decision is not to hire someone, even when they look like a slam dunk. They also discuss AI in hiring and HR. Kristine shares where AI actually helps, such as summarizing notes and creating a starting point for HR teams of one, and where it does not. Culture, context, and people decisions still require human judgment. The episode closes with a powerful leadership principle that applies across hiring, onboarding, and performance management. Be empathetically direct. Clear expectations, honest feedback, and human responsibility matter more than any tool or process. What You Will Learn Why ethical hiring starts with understanding the business How to evaluate culture fit without relying on biased gut feel Why strong resumes still lead to bad hires What onboarding should include in the first 30 to 90 days Where AI helps HR teams and where it does not What empathetically direct leadership looks like in practice About the Guest Kristine Ritzler is the HR Manager at Prairie Capital Advisors, supporting hiring, onboarding, and people strategy across a growing professional services organization. Work With Renee Beckman and MSeed If you are a founder, executive, or HR leader trying to scale a team without mis hires, endless interviews, or broken onboarding, this is the work we do. MSeed Executive Recruitment helps growth stage and mid market companies build smarter hiring engines through executive search and hiring advisory that aligns people strategy with business outcomes. Learn more at www.mseedinc.com 0:00 Why hiring decisions change people’s lives 2:05 What Prairie Capital Advisors does and ESOP culture 5:05 Kristine’s path from accounting to HR 9:15 Why understanding the business comes before HR 12:10 Managing culture across multiple offices 15:05 Culture fit vs personality bias in hiring 18:45 Interview stories and “perfect on paper” candidates 23:40 Using AI responsibly in hiring and HR 30:45 What onboarding actually requires in the first 90 days 37:40 Why managers underestimate onboarding 43:30 Trust, confidentiality, and HR’s role 50:10 When not hiring is the ethical decision 55:00 Empathetically direct leadership