Abdullaah Bah
Birmingham
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with extensive expertise in Microsoft Office suite, including PowerPoint and Excel, and a strong background in customer relationship management systems. Proven ability to manage front desk operations and provide exceptional administrative support, leveraging advanced data entry skills and project management software experience. Adept at event planning, recruitment marketing strategies, and human resources functions, with a focus on enhancing organisational efficiency through critical thinking and problem-solving. Committed to fostering effective communication and maintaining flexibility in fast-paced environments while pursuing opportunities for career advancement in administrative roles.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Recruitment Administrator / Compliance Officer
Cohesion Recruitment
Birmingham
2022.07 - 2023.04
- Managed end-to-end candidate compliance, including collecting, verifying and processing DBS checks, right-to-work documents, proof of address, references and training certificates, ensuring all files met internal and external audit standards.
- Conducted welcome calls, pre-screening interviews and candidate briefings, providing clear guidance on next steps, documentation requirements and role expectations, while maintaining a professional and supportive tone.
- Coordinated interviews between candidates and hiring managers, arranging times, sending confirmations, preparing interview packs and ensuring all required paperwork was completed accurately and on time.
- Maintained and updated CRM systems and internal trackers, ensuring all candidate records, compliance statuses, notes and progress stages were accurate, up-to-date and easily accessible for the wider team.
- Supported multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously, prioritising urgent tasks, managing competing deadlines and adapting quickly to last-minute changes in schedules, requirements or candidate availability.
- Handled a high volume of phone and email enquiries, providing timely, accurate responses to candidates, hiring managers and external partners, resolving issues efficiently and escalating concerns where necessary.
- Ensured all compliance files were audit-ready, double-checking documentation, correcting errors, following strict data-handling procedures and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including operations, onboarding and compliance, to ensure smooth candidate progression and consistent communication across the recruitment process.
Fulfilment Associate
Amazon Warehouse
2021.05 - 2022.01
- Displayed strong attention to detail when preparing and processing orders.
- Relocate defective products, and load/unload packages – Attention to detail
- Working in this fast-paced energetic environment sharpened my concentration and teamwork skills as you need to communicate well with colleagues and remain focused
Tuition Tutoring Assistant
Broad Horizon Tuition & Gam
2020.06 - 2021.04
- Created the English material used to teach 11+ students
- Improved my ability to work under pressure as I had numerous assignments and deadlines to adhere to.
- Taught young students maths and English online - This helped me improve my problem solving and organisational skills as I had to prepare the learning material.
Education
Bachelor's - Business Management
Birmingham City University
Birmingham 2020.09 - 2024.06
A-Levels - Business, English, & Psychology
Solihull Sixth Form College
Birmingham 2018.09 - 2020.06
Skills
- Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
- Customer relationship management systems
- Event planning
- Document formatting
- Human resources
- Flexibility
- Communication skills
- Microsoft Office suite
- Recruitment marketing strategies
- Problem solving
- Administrative support
- Planning
- Critical thinking
- Front desk operations
- Time management
- Database administration
- Organizational skills
- Project management software experience
- Advanced data entry
- Data entry software utilisation
Languages
English - Fluent
Volunteer Experience
Al Makkawi (Travel Agency), Volunteer / Assistant, 2016-07, 2019-09, Performed tasks such as photocopying, filing, and organising clientele documents., During my time I gained vital early work experience whilst learning key skills such as communication, time management, and customer service skills., Increased my confidence using Microsoft Packages such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.
Personal Details
- Driver's License: B
- Eligible to work in the UK: Yes
Affiliations
- Educational Self-help books
- Long distance running
- Health & Fitness
- Volunteering
- Fashion
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Recruitment Administrator / Compliance Officer
Cohesion Recruitment
2022.07 - 2023.04
Fulfilment Associate
Amazon Warehouse
2021.05 - 2022.01
Bachelor's - Business Management
Birmingham City University
2020.09 - 2024.06
Tuition Tutoring Assistant
Broad Horizon Tuition & Gam
2020.06 - 2021.04
A-Levels - Business, English, & Psychology
Solihull Sixth Form College
2018.09 - 2020.06