{"id":8417,"date":"2025-10-04T18:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agencecarrieres.ca\/%f0%9f%a7%a0-vos-mots-cles-votre-visibilite-comment-optimiser-votre-cv-et-votre-profil-linkedin-pour-attirer-les-recruteurs-en-comptabilite-et-finance\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T19:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T19:01:26","slug":"%f0%9f%a7%a0-vos-mots-cles-votre-visibilite-comment-optimiser-votre-cv-et-votre-profil-linkedin-pour-attirer-les-recruteurs-en-comptabilite-et-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agencecarrieres.ca\/en\/%f0%9f%a7%a0-vos-mots-cles-votre-visibilite-comment-optimiser-votre-cv-et-votre-profil-linkedin-pour-attirer-les-recruteurs-en-comptabilite-et-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udde0 Your keywords = your visibility: how to optimize your CV and LinkedIn profile to attract recruiters in accounting and finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 Why the right keywords are key to landing more interviews<\/h2>\n\n<p>At <strong>Agence Carri\u00e8res<\/strong>, a firm specializing in <strong>accounting and financial recruitment in Quebec<\/strong>, we analyze hundreds of CVs every week.<br\/>And yet, some <strong>very good candidates go unnoticed<\/strong>, simply because their profiles don&#8217;t contain the <strong>right keywords<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Recruiters and headhunters use tools such as <strong>LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed CV, Jobboom or their in-house ATS<\/strong>.<br\/>These platforms work like <strong>Google<\/strong>: they filter and rank candidates according to the <strong>terms present in their CVs and profiles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 If your keywords don&#8217;t match what the recruiter is typing, <strong>you won&#8217;t appear in the results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0d How a recruiter &#8220;finds&#8221; an accounting or finance profile<\/h2>\n\n<p>When a recruiter is looking for a professional in your field, they enter very specific requests such as :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Accountant CPA Montreal<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Financial Controller Brossard<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>FP&amp;A Analyst Quebec<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Chief accountant SME<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Full-cycle accounting technician<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 If your LinkedIn profile or CV doesn&#8217;t contain these phrases, you risk <strong>disappearing from search results altogether<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcbc The best keywords to include in your CV and LinkedIn profile<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1\ufe0f\u20e3 Use a <strong>precise and complete title<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Your title is the first thing a recruiter sees.<br\/>Avoid vague titles like <em>Accountant<\/em> or <em>Finance Manager<\/em>.<br\/>Prefer :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>CPA accountant &#8211; Full cycle and financial statements<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Financial controller &#8211; Reporting and budget planning<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>FP&amp;A Analyst &#8211; Financial analysis and budget modeling<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2\ufe0f\u20e3 Integrate <strong>sought-after skills and tools<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Recruiters often filter by tools or software used.<br\/>Here are a few <strong>technical keywords to integrate<\/strong> naturally:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>SAP, QuickBooks, Advanced Excel, Power BI, Sage, Acomba<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Preparation of financial statements, bank reconciliation, budget, internal audit, inventory management<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>ERP implementation, accounting process improvement, financial dashboard<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3\ufe0f\u20e3 Repeat your keywords in your job descriptions<\/h3>\n\n<p>Your experiences should reflect the same terms as the offers you are targeting.<br\/>This increases your &#8220;match score&#8221; in internal search engines (ATS).<\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde9 Example:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Responsible for <strong>full cycle<\/strong>, <strong>financial statement preparation<\/strong>, and <strong>bank reconciliation<\/strong> in <strong>SAP<\/strong> and <strong>Advanced Excel<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a0\ufe0f Mistakes that harm your visibility<\/h2>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udeab A title that&#8217;s too generic<em>(Accountant<\/em>, <em>Analyst<\/em>).<br\/>\ud83d\udeab The absence of technical terms related to your field.<br\/>\ud83d\udeab The use of vocabulary that&#8217;s too internal or specific to your former company.<\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Objective: speak the same language as recruiters.<\/strong><br\/>The right keywords are those that employers themselves use in their job offers.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc8 5 minutes to become more findable<\/h2>\n\n<p>Before applying or being approached, ask yourself these questions:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does my title correspond to current research in my field?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have I mentioned my main tools and software?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are my key skills clearly visible at the top of my profile?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Think of your profile as a <strong>personal website<\/strong>:<br\/>the more relevant your keywords, the higher you&#8217;ll rise in the results.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udd1d Agence Carri\u00e8res: boosting your visibility and your career<\/h2>\n\n<p>At <strong>Agence Carri\u00e8res<\/strong>, our mission is simple: to <strong>connect the best accounting, finance and management talent with the best companies in Quebec.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>We help our candidates to:<br\/>\u2705 Optimize their CVs and LinkedIn profiles<br\/>\u2705 Identify the right keywords for their field<br\/>\u2705 Position them with the most relevant employers<\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccdWhether you&#8217;re a <strong>CPA, controller, accounting technician or financial analyst<\/strong>, we can help <strong>your profile shine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udce9 Would you like us to evaluate your visibility?<\/h3>\n\n<p>Contact us today for a free short profile evaluation.<br\/><a>\ud83d\udc49 www.agencecarrieres.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\ude80 Why the right keywords are key to landing more interviews At Agence Carri\u00e8res, a firm specializing in accounting and financial recruitment in Quebec, we analyze hundreds of CVs every week.And yet, some very good candidates go unnoticed, simply because their profiles don&#8217;t contain the right keywords. 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