Samira Assoum

22/03/2015

To Whom It May Concern:

Please find enclosed my CV
I am writing to enquire whether you have any current vacancies within you organisation, either
now or in the near future, for an individual of my skills and experience.
As you will see from my enclosed CV, I am an experienced professional with an extensive
background within secretarial in supporting a large team of Financial Services Consultants
(including Directors) Compliance Analyst, Recruitment Coordination/On-Boarding process and
background checking for major Banks in London such as HSBC, Barclays, RBS, Morgan
Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Lloyds, Bank of New York, UBS, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank &
KPMG
I now wish to develop my career, and am therefore looking for a new and suitably challenge
position.
I believe that I have shown myself to be reliable, consistent, flexible and adaptable. I am selfaware and reflective and am continually evaluating and refining my interpersonal skills in order to
be an effective professional.
Please do not hesitate to call me on 0508605052 so we can arrange interview to discuss my
application in greater depth.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
Samira Assoum

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SAMIRA ASSOUM
Abu Dhabi
058605052
samira_assoum@yahoo.co.uk

Personal Profile
A well-organised, adaptable and conscientious individual I am a highly competent, motivated and
flexible with experience of working as a team player with a complex and busy office environment
as well as working effectively alone. I am a quick learner who can absorb information and tasks
promptly and apply them within a positive timely manner. I possess numerical skills and attention
to details along with decision making. I ensure day to day work is carried out in line with agreed
policies, procedures and quality standard. Am also able to effectively multi-task and
communicate professionally with internal and external clients at all levels.
Key Skills

Office Co-ordination (Operation Dept)

Recruitment Co-ordination
Database Management and record keeping
Excellent Costumer Service
Attention to detail
Administration
Proactive
Patient
Eager to learn, develop and progress
Reliable versatile and flexible
IT, Words, Excel, Database, Outlook and PowerPoint
Languages, Arabic (fluent) Spanish (conversation)

Employment History
Resource Solutions
PES Coordinator

April 2014 Aug 2014

Organising and auditing 'Pre Assignment Screening' (PAS) for all HSBC Bank temporary and
perm contract candidates
Audit Control and MI Analyst
Liaising on a daily basis with on-site team members, candidates, clients and colleagues
Understanding stringent policies and being able to accurately aid agencies and others when
needing to meet legal audit requirements
Act as the point of escalation for the recruitment team and business for all intern On-boarding
queries Provide support for the new hire orientation and on-boarding process
Effectively communicating with stakeholders on daily basis in regards to the screening
process
Liaising with new clients on compliance matters and maintaining the working relationships of
our current clients through attending on site compliance meetings.

Michael Page International

Financial Services
Team/PA PES/Recruitment Coordinator

Feb 2013 Mar 14

Provided administrative support to a team of 20 Banking and Financial Markets Recruitment

Consultants
Act as the point of escalation for the recruitment team and business for all intern on-boarding
queries Provide support for the new hire orientation and on-boarding process Support
Recruitment Managers / Recruiters in updating JDs and posting quality adverts aligned to the
employer brand on to job boards
Provide assessment/selection administrative support, as required e.g. candidate set up,
pulling candidate profiles off the website where required
Scan and enter all hardcopy applications and letters into Profile system, ready for review,
issuing data protection statements to applicants
Schedule interviews and assessments, coordinating candidate, hiring manager, Recruitment
Managers/Recruiters diaries, booking rooms and facilities (e.g. video conferencing) as
required
Where required, liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure that candidate expense claims
are processed in a timely manner.
Produce and issue hiring forms (EHFs); offer letters, contracts and packs promptly, ensuring
all contract administration is completed promptly, accurately and efficiently and is signed off
as required
Track completion of all recruitment administration against deadlines e.g. contract return
dates, joining letter issue dates, following up wherever required to ensure all administration is
completed properly, in a timely manner
Effectively manage routine and fast track transactions
Coordinate completion of Pre-employment checks internal & with external vendors, ensuring
candidates provide required information in a timely manner, regularly monitoring the third
partys completion of all Pre-employment checks in line with SLAs and company policy,
flagging all issues and delays Managers/ Recruiters in a timely manner for onward resolution
Ensure all personnel files are updated with the relevant documentation (e.g. signed contracts,
legal right to work and Qualifications verification) for all hiring (including international
assignments)
Record remaining candidate details in Profile System for company ID generation, resolving
any problems with company ID creation / issue
Ensure compliance with relevant operational and people risk controls and employment
legislation e.g. data protection
Effectively manage general queries from candidates, hiring managers, suppliers and team
members, identifying and resolving the root cause of any issues, managing issues
appropriately and escalating for action as required
Partner with other Recruitment Coordinators in the country, region and network, to share
knowledge and expertise, and resolve issues
Screening/editing candidates CVs
Prioritisation of workload in a high pressure environment
Adding to our additional legislative information library with respect to AWR

Temporary contracts via recruitment agencies

Jun 12 Dec 12

Temping at Triton Advisers, Regus International & Aviva

Various assignments as office Assistant, Team Assistant & PA
GL Education Publishing
PA/Receptionist Administrator

Switchboard management-handling of various enquiries from clients and suppliers

Acting as the first point of contact internally and externally
Extensive travel arranging including national & international travel/accommodation
Including (Senior Management)
Reporting on travel and accommodation costs to Finance Dept on monthly basis
Diary management Reporting breakdown of Operation Dept invoices to finance Dept
Review suppliers contacts & organise suppliers to visit for the purpose of quotations
Support Marketing Dept with booking Exhibitions & conferences
Organise lunches for group meeting training
Coordinate and book meeting rooms
Provide administrative & secretarial support to Managers
Liaising with clients & senior member of staff
Liaising with Building Management
Ordering stationery, office suppliers and refreshments
Processing Expenses
Any other ad hoc duties i.e. filing, distributing post, meeting & greeting visitors

Help the Aged

Team Assistant

Mar 08 Apr 12

Apr 07 Feb 08

Checking candidates references

Schedule group dial in meetings
Using Midas system for financial reports
Mail merges using MS Word
Insuring candidates database up to date
Liaising with shops managers
Arranging interviews
Preparing candidates applications jobs
Taken messages for Senior Staff/Managers/Directors
Work closely with other team members
Distributing mail
Adhoc Admin duties

Harrods
Sales Associate

Nov 06 Mar 07

Made In Italy for Men

Assistance Manager

May 03 Sep 06

Education
Sep 04 Jul 05
NVQ IT Level 1 & 2
Studied Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Internet, Emails, File Management and Graphics

Sep 95 Jun 00
International Baccalaureate Certificate
Subjects: Mathematic, Physics, History, Geography, English, Biology, Philosophy, Experimental
Sciences, Arabic and French.
References available on request