assignment task; senerio ; the right people help businesses to flourish .making a wrong hire costs money ,it can be difficult and the time consuming and having the wrong on board can disrupt the status quo for the other employee (CIPD,2014) therefore the manager need to be aware of the various recruitment methods that are appropriate for their business in addition to this managers needs to be aware of the factors that influence employee performance As an HR Consultant ,you are asked to write a report to owners /managers of growing businesses with about 50 -60 employee (small to medium enterprises SMEs) (1) INTRODUCTION define the terms recruitment and selection and employee performance your definition should include relevant theoretical references (200 words) (2)critically discuss the appropriateness of using internal and external methods when recruiting staff. (800 words) (3) identify and analyse the way in which the following TWO FACTORS can influence employee performance the key factors are ; (a)training and development (b) communication (c) reward distribution (d) perceptions of fairness (e) setting performance objectives (800 words) (4) conclusion and recommendation conclusion should include a summary of the key discussion.