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Entry 1 - About me page including: a brief on your background, sports interest, work experiences and career ambitions. In addition: a reflection on your study performance to date and areas to improve; expectations and aspirations for this subject and your internship.

Life I believe is a journey and the final destination should always be the goal. Hence, having small realistic, achievable goals has always been my target in life. Dubinsky and Schler (2019) argue dreams without goals are just dreams and ultimately lead to disappointment.

I am a Ghanaian who relocated to Australia six years ago from the United Kingdom. My nursing career took me through most cities in Africa whilst working for the World Health Organisation. It was through these circles that I found my first mentor who inspired me to get a degree and recommended a few institutions in Europe.

In sixth grade, I had a quote which read "always take time to figure out the system before you do anything". In principle, having studied nursing and community services I realised the key for me is sport. My world revolves around sports. My eyes lit up every time I catch a highlight or a reel of a sporting content. My brain feels invigorated listening to analysts and experts break down game day content, organisational structure or lay out of a particular sport.

Before moving overseas, I worked as an equipment manager and in some capacity as an assistant coach in my brother's soccer academy (MFC International Academy). I worked with parents, local councils, opinion leaders, and religious organization organising soccer competitions and offering coaching clinics. I am currently employed by the AFL working as a game day development officer, delivering footy sessions in schools and enhancing community participation through sports (Park et al., 2022). I also volunteer at the Keysborough junior footy club working to promote the game at the grassroot level.

I undertook a 12-week internship opportunity with Basketball Victoria in 2023 helping to use data to pinpoint areas of growth and improvement for the sport. I had the opportunity to sit in a grant proposal meeting between the chief of staff for community sports and Basketball Victoria, understanding how politics play a role in both professional and community sports. I also created a soccer team, which participates and won last winter six aside indoor soccer competition organised by the Casey City Council.

Image 1.0 showing a list of personal attributes based on personal and professional life.

It is my ultimate dream to use sports as a platform to impact change in my African community (Larkin et al., 2023). My ten-year goal is to have a well and truly established sporting agency, educating, motivating and providing career pathways for young Africans across the globe in various sporting circles. The journey across the last two years has been enlightening as I have discovered more about myself.

It is my believe that an internship will better prepare me for a professional practice. I am hoping in more ways than one, an internship will help bring to light my flaws and project my strengths. With an open mind and the willingness to learn, it is my desire to use an internship opportunity to really showcase my class and attributes.

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Dubinsky, I., & Schler, L. (2019). Goal dreams: conflicting development imaginaries in Ghanaian football academies. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 57(2), 247–272. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X19000041

Park, K., Park, S. B., Ok, C. M., & Kim, H. (2022). Community marathon event participation and quality of life. Sport Management Review, 25(2), 341–359. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2021.1930949

Larkin, P., Cocić, D., Hendry, D. T., Williams, A. M., O’Connor, D., & Bilalić, M. (2023). Gritting One’s way to success – Grit explains skill in elite youth soccer players beyond (deliberate) practice. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 64, 102328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102328

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nursingcareusa · 10 months

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homehealthcares-blog · 11 months

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We take care of all your 247 home healthcare needs in Miami. We are serving nursing care, private home care, Non-Medical, non skilled services, and Home Health Therapy.

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hayakawajunpei · 5 years

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令和 REIWA the beginning of a new era.

Welcome to year one of Reiwa. The beginning of a new era in Japanese history. The end of Heisei (平成時代). Welcome to the era of the reign of his Royal Highness Emperor Naruhito.

The Reiwa period will start on May 1st 2019 when Prince Naruhito ascends the throne to become the 126th emperor of Japan. 2019 corresponds to Heisei 31 until April 30th, and Reiwa 1 (令和元年 Reiwa gannen, gannen means "first year") from May 1st.

Reiwa ushers in a new era of significant change in Japanese society. New systems aimed at changing the way people work. The introduction of greater numbers of foreign workers - something that would never have been considered only ten years ago. Major revisions to the Labour Standards law will be implemented to stop the practice of working excessively long hours and to force Japanese people to take more time off work. Companies will be required to force employees to take at least five days of paid leave per year. Regulations with penalties for overtime are being introduced.

In the next five years, with the new visa status of “specified skilled worker” as many as 340,000 foreign workers are expected to move to Japan to work in 14 areas including nursing - and in the biggest shock to Japanese society - agriculture. Imagine that, foreigners tilling the fields and working on farms in Japan. I never thought I’d see that!

Numerous other things will see even more significant changes in Japanese society: the National pension premium will rise by ¥70 to ¥16,410 per month. A tax cut will be introduced for those who purchase electronic cars. Oh, and did I mention more foreigners.

So, what’s in a name?

令和 Reiwa. 令 rei: orders, command, ancient laws, decree, fortunate + 和 wa: harmony, peace, Japan, Japanese style.

Reiwa signifies order and harmony. This is the first time the kanji for nengō have been chosen from Japanese classical literature. The kanji were selected from the ancient Manyōshū (万葉集) - the oldest extant compilation of Japanese poetry, written between 600 and 759 CE. "初春令月、氣淑風和", which means "Nice weather in an auspicious month in spring." The two kanji used in nengō have always previously been chosen from ancient classical Chinese literature.

Reiwa is the 248th era in the history of Japan, the worlds oldest monarchy. Reiwa was the first time a new era has been announced while the reigning emperor is still living. Akihito is also the first emperor to abdicate for 200 years.

An era name, nengō (年号) is an indivisible part of public life and shared memory in Japan. Everything that happens in the years to come — births, deaths, natural disasters, cultural and social circumstances, elections and political scandals —all will be connected to the era name.

The proclamation of a new era has happened only twice in nearly a century. Japan has had 247 era names since instituting the system under Emperor Kōtoku in 645. From the Meiji era (1868–1912), there has been one era for each emperor. Previously, however, the name often changed several times during an imperial reign, such as in a spirit of renewal after an inauspicious event like a war, earthquake, epidemic, or major fire.

After his May 1 investiture, the new Emperor Naruhito will bear the new era name Reiwa for the duration of his rule and into death, becoming his official name after he passes.

Since Emperor Akihito announced his intention to abdicate, a highly confidential committee has been scrutinising ancient Japanese documents in search of the quintessential two kanji to describe the new era. The process, like the imperial system itself is steeped in Shintō ritual.

The introduction of the new era name brings with it some immediate conundrums in so much as it affects the printing and manufacturing of everything from government documents to calendars, family history registers, money, train tickets to computer software, official documentation to criminal and police records. Printers and programmers will be hard at work over the coming months bringing everything up to date. City offices and government agencies, which mostly use nengō in their computer systems and paperwork, have been preparing for months to avoid glitches. Car, bike, truck, bus, and boat manufacturers have been creating new VIN tags and Identification plates.

Officials will cross out Heisei on thousands of documents and stamp the new nengō above it until all old documents have been used and the new ones will come into use.

Schools and hospitals have been updating their electronic sign on systems and data bases to accept he new nengō.

The nengō is more than just a way of counting years for many Japanese. The introduction of a new nengō brings a lot of weight with it, it defines a period in history. As the Heisei era ends, it is remembered for all that it has defined in the hearts and minds of the Japanese.

The nengō is a word that captures the national mood of a period, similar to the way "the roaring '20s" evokes distinct feelings or images. Nengō gives a certain meaning to a historical period, it’s the same as when historians refer to Britain's "Victorian" or "Tudor" eras, tying the politics and culture of a period to a monarch.

The 64-year Shōwa era (昭和時代) was a period of extraordinary pandemonium. The reign of the Shōwa Emperor Hirohito (December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989) saw Japan move from a minor democracy to outright militarism, bringing aggressive colonial expansion. It pursued a war of aggression that killed millions across the Pacific. Something China and South Korea, even after 73 years, can’t ever forgive. Following the end of defeat in the war, Japan's remarkable economic growth has been called the “Japanese Miracle,” as the economy grew three times faster than other major nations. Shōwa has then generally come to be identified with Japan's recovery and rising global prominence in the decades after World War II.

The Heisei era (平成時代) the reign of Emperor Akihito (8 January 1989 until abdication on April 30 2019) began on a high with decades of robust economic growth which saw Japan become a world leader in electronics and manufacturing, textiles and fashion, art and science. But the economic bubble soon popped, ushering a long period of stagnation. A series of disasters, the Kobe earthquake in 1995 and the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011, have marred the image of the Heisei era. Particularly the governments inability to provide efficient and effective relief during these times has given the Heisei era a gloomy image.

Reiwa is looking already to see major changes in Japanese society. The introduction of more foreigners, the merger of major companies and the closing of others. The, as yet, supposed willingness of the Japanese government to implement better care for the people and a more robust and efficient labour system. Possible changes to the constitution.

With the 2020 Olympics in Japan and the beginning of a new era, Japan is hoping to move beyond the Heisei era, beyond all the turmoil and stagnation. The ascension of a new emperor and the naming of a new era gives the people the sense of a fresh start and it’s certain to have a positive effect on the economy and society as a whole.

#Japanese era #nengō #平成 #令和 #Reiwa

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picardonhealth · 3 years

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A long-term care home is no place for younger people with disabilities

Jonathan Marchand had locked himself in a cage in front of Quebec’s National Assembly to highlight that many people with disabilities are trapped in long-term care facilities

André Picard, The Globe and Mail

Monday, August 17, 2020

Last Wednesday, Jonathan Marchand rolled up onto the lawn of Quebec’s National Assembly and parked his wheelchair in a three-by-three metre cage.

He has vowed to stay there until he is “freed” from the long-term care facility where he has lived for almost a decade, and can return home.

Mr. Marchand, a 43-year-old computer engineer, lives with muscular dystrophy, a condition in which muscles progressively weaken. In 2010, he underwent a tracheostomy and since then has used a ventilator to help him breathe. Mr. Marchand spent two years in hospital before being transferred to a CHSLD (Centre d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée), or long-term care facility, where he has lived since 2012.

Technically, he requires 24-hour-a-day care but said that, like anyone else, he has the right to live independently in the community.

“In the CHSLD, I’m a prisoner of the state,” Mr. Marchand said. “I’m trapped and I want to get out.”

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot has been written about the living conditions of elders in institutional care, but little attention has been focused on younger people with disabilities who also live in long-term care.

“We don’t know how many young people are living in LTC homes. What we do know is there are far too many,” said Shelley Fletcher, executive director of People First of Canada, a group that promotes deinstitutionalization of people with disabilities.

Mr. Marchand said there is no reason for him to be living in an institution populated principally by octogenarians with dementia who are dying. The care he requires can just as easily – and more humanely – be provided at home.

Specifically, Mr. Marchand wants Quebec to create a self-directed care program. He has even created a not-for-profit group, Coop ASSIST, to pilot the idea.

Self-directed or self-managed care programs exist all over Europe and in several Canadian provinces. They are designed so people with long-term medical and personal assistance needs (principally people with physical disabilities) can purchase the care they need to live independently.

The care, as it would be in long-term care or home care programs, is paid in part by the recipient and, depending on a person’s income, subsidized by the state. Self-directed care, however, requires significant commitment by the recipient, who essentially has to set up a business and hire staff such as support workers, nurses and physiotherapists to care for them.

But bureaucracy is something people who live with physical, developmental and psychiatric disabilities know all too well. In Quebec alone, there are 247 programs for people with disabilities spread over 19 ministries and para-governmental institutions.

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Nova Scotia all have well-established self-directed care programs. British Columbia has one of the most expansive programs, Choice in Supports for Independent Living.

Ontario’s previous Liberal government had an ambitious plan, creating a stand-alone agency called Self-Directed Personal Support Services Ontario. But the new Conservative government shut it down before it even got going and replaced it with a more modest program, Family Managed Care, that is directed largely at families of children with severe disabilities.

Marguerite Blais, Quebec’s Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers, visited Mr. Marchand in his cage last week and said the province is studying some of those models as it works to improve home care. The minister said she hoped Mr. Marchand could be back home within two years.

He said that isn’t good enough. Inclusion of people with disabilities in mainstream society needs to be supported not only in theory, but in practice.

Mr. Marchand said his living situation was not great to begin with, but the lockdown of long-term care homes because of COVID-19 made it even worse. Among other things, he could not see his partner, who had visited every day for a decade, for almost five months.

“Living in long-term care is no life,” Mr. Marchand said. “I’ve got no future. Nothing to look forward to.”

The common assumption, Mr. Marchand said, is that institutional care is cost-effective and self-directed care is too expensive. But that’s not true.

By his calculation, it costs about $335,000 a year to keep him in a CHSLD. Providing the care he needs at home would cost $256,000.

The other concern is that there would be an overwhelming demand, again with the worry being cost. But Mr. Marchand estimates that only about 30 to 70 people in the province would have the interest and ability to use self-directed care.

“The obstacle is not money, it’s political will.”

ADDENDUM

On Monday night, Mr. Marchand took down his cage after the province promised to get him out of long-term care as soon as possible and fund a pilot project on self-directed care. “It’s hard to cry victory but they heard me – and people with disabilities aren’t heard very often,” he said.

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RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam prolonged the command's alternate shutdown through Would possibly presumably perhaps simply 14 on Monday but stated he expects to birth up rolling inspire restrictions after that, marking the Washington area's first shift towards the next section of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Northam (D) stated conditions are in scheme to permit the command to hold into consideration reopening dine-in restaurants and some other establishments below social distancing necessities. Hospitals are reporting extra bed ability and adequate ranges of private protective equipment, he stated, and there appears to be like to be slower progress within the rate of most contemporary infections.

“All the pieces you per chance can have performed has if truth be told made a distinction — we flattened the curve [of infections] and our hospitals haven't any longer been overwhelmed,” Northam stated. “I am keenly unsleeping that it has include a mammoth label. Now we are able to birth to switch into a brand novel section of our response.”

Neither Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) nor D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has stated they are shut to rolling inspire restrictions, a departure from the coordinated manner the three leaders have taken all around the pandemic to this point.

But Northam’s chief of staff stated Monday that Northam, Hogan and Bowser talked about a imaginable Would possibly presumably perhaps simply 15 birth to the process all over a conference name final week and will talk all once more Tuesday. Chief of staff Clark Mercer stated that Northam has moreover talked about reopening plans with leaders in Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee and Delaware.

Maryland, the District and Virginia added 67 novel coronavirus deaths on Monday as case numbers exceeded 50,000 for the first time. Per capita deaths are a long way elevated within the District and Maryland — 38 and 22 per 100,000 residents, respectively, in contrast with 8.1 per 100,000 in Virginia.

“Each and each command has their very possess command, their very possess challenges,” Northam stated. “We’re per chance no longer going to build every thing on the trusty day, but we’re working as shut as we are able to.”

A spokesman for Hogan (R) stated he had no replace on when Maryland would possibly perhaps perhaps well rob restrictions. The governor has stated he became once focused on early Would possibly presumably perhaps simply but is closely watching metrics, alongside side hospitalizations and ICU bed exhaust. Hospitalizations ticked up barely in Maryland on Monday after three days of dinky declines. ICU bed exhaust has remained flat.

Bowser expects to listen to recommendations next week from an advisory community on how to reopen the District. But the metropolis has no longer seen the sustained decreases in novel cases and rate of residents attempting out particular that officials direct are wished to reopen.

The command that closed most nonessential agencies in Virginia became once scheme to bustle out Friday. Northam stated he would prolong the command one extra week to make certain favorable trends inspire. He moreover says he “would possibly perhaps perhaps well simply alter” a separate conclude-at-dwelling command that expires June 10.

After Would possibly presumably perhaps simply 14, Northam stated, the command hopes to birth up a cautious reopening of some businesses below managed conditions.

That will perhaps perhaps mean people would possibly perhaps perhaps perhaps resume going to accumulate haircuts, he stated, “but you’ll need an appointment, and you’ll note novel safety features within the salon.” Drinking areas would must exhaust much less seating and inspire patrons farther apart, and staff would put on face coverings.

Outlets and gyms would admit fewer possibilities and conduct extra cleansing.

This section of reemergence would possibly perhaps perhaps well simply still final about three weeks, Northam stated, before the command would hold into consideration absorbing to yet some other level of barely extra permissive conditions.

Northam allowed medical doctors, dentists and veterinarians to resume optional procedures Friday, the 1st step within the elevated capital area towards loosening of restrictions that have wreaked havoc on the economy.

Republicans who had on the total supported Northam’s managing of the disaster have clamored for a resumption of alternate. The pandemic is anticipated to fee the command some $3 billion in charges and misplaced income over the rest of this fiscal One year and the next two.

“We hope the Governor is hooked in to reopening next Friday,” Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah), the Home minority chief, stated in an emailed assertion. “Virginians desire a lightweight on the terminate of this tunnel.”

Gilbert added that rural substances of the command with few outbreaks would possibly perhaps perhaps well simply still emerge first.

But Northam stated he'll hold a unified manner.

“I have made the resolution to head into section one — except one thing enormously adjustments — next Friday, and we’ll build that together,” he stated.

Virginia Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver stated the command expects the quantity of most contemporary cases to proceed to upward thrust once restrictions are eased. His division targets to rent 1,000 contact tracers to abet song down anybody who comes into contact with an contaminated person; exposed people will likely be quarantined.

Northam stated the command is presumably no longer if truth be told trusty until scientists develop a vaccine against covid-19, the disease attributable to the coronavirus, a process that he stated would possibly perhaps perhaps well simply be performed by the terminate of the One year or hold as prolonged as two years.

In Maryland, Hogan has made widespread attempting out a cornerstone of his opinion to rob social distancing necessities and reopen the command’s economy. His arrangement is to raise ability to 10,000 assessments per day. As of final week, command-directed labs had been working to ramp up to 2,200 per day.

Despite Hogan’s high-profile acquisition of 500,000 coronavirus test kits from South Korea, insufficient medical and lab presents have small how broadly they'd be deployed. For now, Hogan has fascinated with tamping down sizzling spots and attempting out all nursing dwelling residents and staff, besides constructing obvious medical and public security staff have accumulate entry to to assessments.

The command opened the first force-through coronavirus attempting out facility at a automobile emissions attempting out plight in Western Maryland on Monday, bringing the quantity of such net sites statewide to eight. Most productive sufferers who're both symptomatic and have underlying conditions that put them at high menace of coronavirus considerations are eligible to be examined there.

In the District, Bowser stated she became once optimistic that the metropolis is now not astray to hit targets for hospital ability and protective equipment for health-care staff, but she cautioned that the metropolis Health Division — no longer alternate interests — will force selections about next steps.

“When people demand us or demand you, ‘Are we any nearer to being in a area to reopen?’ an correct put a matter to is, ‘Are we doing every thing we are able to to limit our dawdle to compulsory journeys and following the systems?’ ” Bowser stated at her recordsdata conference.

The metropolis continues to face stark disparities in cases of an infection, officials stated Monday.

The impact on African People — who make up 46 percent of the metropolis but virtually 80 percent of covid-19 fatalities — has drawn essentially the most attention.

But LaQuandra Nesbitt, the director of the D.C. Health Division, stated that per capita an infection charges had been worse amongst Latinos and Hispanic residents and that the heavily Latino Columbia Heights neighborhood has change into amongst the hardest hit.

The metropolis has seen about 1,200 infections per 100,000 Latino and Hispanic residents. That compares with about 820 cases per 100,000 for black residents and 175 cases per 100,000 for white residents. Latinos have moreover been disproportionately affected in Virginia’s Fairfax County, making up 55 percent of 4,615 cases.

Nesbitt stated the fragment of D.C. cases linked to congregant settings equivalent to nursing properties has declined from virtually a third in mid-April to about 16 percent, though such companies proceed to gaze high loss of life charges.

As of Monday, 70 residents of prolonged-term care companies within the District have died of covid-19, metropolis officials stated. That’s bigger than a quarter of all covid-19 fatalities within the District. In all, 247 residents at prolonged-term companies and 85 staff people have examined particular. Two staff have died.

D.C. hospitals reported 447 covid-19 sufferers on Monday, with 130 in intensive care and 91 on ventilators. That’s a shrimp elevate from April 27, when 435 had been hospitalized, with 124 in intensive care gadgets and 84 on ventilators.

“This virus has no longer left the District,” Bowser stated. “We would possibly perhaps perhaps well simply still be unsleeping that we are able to most racy beget the virus if we don’t unfold it to one yet some other.”

The District reported seven novel covid-19 deaths on Monday, for a total toll of 258. It moreover added 154 cases, down from 219 on Sunday.

Maryland added 36 novel deaths and 946 novel infections, with bigger than half of these particular assessments positioned within the D.C. suburbs.

Virginia added 24 novel deaths — the bottom quantity in six days — and 821 novel infections.

The D.C. Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on emergency coronavirus legislation that would possibly perhaps perhaps perhaps cap commissions charged by meal-shipping companies, require landlords to give fee plans and force insurers to pay alternate interruption claims.

Nirappil reported from Washington. Erin Cox, Antonio Olivo and Rebecca Tan in Washington contributed to this file.

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18 Freelance Sites to Find Your Next Gig

April 17, 2020 10 min read

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Consider this: Freelancers are expected to become the U.S. workforce majority in the near future. That means we can expect to see more and more freelancing job boards appear. That’s not to say we need them. Take a look at the Google search results for “freelance jobs.” You’ll find hundreds of websites that can connect you with prospective clients.

The problem, however, is that not all job boards are created equal. Some are a bit suspicious, causing both freelancers and businesses to question their legitimacy. Others are meant only for seasoned veterans. There are also boards capable of finding work quickly for freelancers, but they won’t get paid very much. Consider it the “price of entry” to the freelance realm.

These obstacles make finding freelance work more complicated than it has to be. That’s why I’ve put together a list of 18 freelance sites to help entrepreneurs find their next gig. Each of these sites is reputable and can be used by freelancers of all experience levels, empowering people to make the most of their skills in a shaky economy.

Related: Become Your Own Boss and Start a Freelance Career in 2020

If you’re a freelancer designer, developer, financial expert, product manager or project manager, you can find hourly, part-time or full-time work at Toptal. The catch is that Toptal has a rigorous screening process, meaning typically only the top 3 percent of freelance talent that applies is accepted.

This is better suited for talented freelancers who have some previous experience under their belt. However, if you’re accepted, you can be certain that you’ll receive competitive compensation.

There are a couple of things that make Fiverr stand out from other leading freelance marketplaces. Users get to list the specific jobs where they excel. When I started podcasting, I hired someone on Fiverr to design my cover and another person to create the intro. When I had trouble getting the podcast listed on iTunes, I enlisted another expert to help solve the mystery.

Secondly, because most gigs start at $5, this is a great place to launch your freelancing career. After you land some clients and build up your portfolio, you can start charging more for your services.

For more than a decade, PeoplePerHour has been helping freelancers land web-based projects. This site has areas like marketing agency, SEO Company and software engineering. What makes it so appealing is that it streamlines the process of signing up. Client communication, project management and payments are all handled in one dashboard.

You can send 15 proposals to clients before having to sign up for the paid plan. However, you can still browse listings and get notified of new openings, even if you don’t sign up for the paid plan.

Upwork has been around in some form for years. Elance and oDesk were formed in 1999 and 2003, respectively, and merged to found Upwork. Today, Upwork is one of the largest freelance marketplaces in the world, hosting millions of freelancers in industries like design, development, accounting, marketing agency, writing and customer service.

Like Toptal, freelancers can find short-term tasks, recurring projects and even full-time contract work. Upwork is good for both entry-level and experienced freelancers because of the variety of work listed.

Freelancer states that it’s the “the world’s largest outsourcing marketplace,” connecting more than 30 million employees and freelancers across 247 countries. With Freelancer, you can a find a couple of different ways to work. The first way is by creating a profile that highlights your freelancing skills. When a client needs your specific skills, he can chat with you in real time.

The other way is by browsing for work and placing bids on projects that match your talents and interests. When your work is complete, you’ll receive a secure payment via the site’s Milestone Payment System.

SimplyHired is a job search engine that helps people find remote or local work in 12 different countries. SimplyHired contains more than 100 job boards, meaning you’ll have access to millions of job openings ranging from marketing agency to customer service. You can even find nursing and warehouse work.

You can also search for both part-time and full-time work, making SimplyHired a great platform to quickly land a job. It produces a blog that contains helpful advice on how to make yourself more attractive to recruiters.

99designs should be your go-to marketplace if you’re designer. Anyone truly skilled in creating logos and web and app design can find a home here. Creative freelancers can search for jobs where clients need someone to create marketing agency materials, packaging or merchandise like T-shirts.

The site also provides numerous resources to assist designers in enhancing their skills. These resources include how-to tips, tutorials, tool kits, e-books and even interviews with seasoned designers.

Are you a creative professional or a digital marketing agency expert? If so, you can land your next gig through Aquent. The site gives freelancers the chance to find remote or on-site work in the U.S. You can also find work in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Australia or Japan.

What’s most appealing about Aquent is that its Gymnasium offers free online courses that can help you strengthen your existing talent.

The Creative Group is part of the large Robert Half staffing agency. The site is meant for individuals in creative fields like art, copywriting, photography, graphic design and marketing agency. You can find temporary, project-based or full-time work.

Simply upload your resume to the site or share your LinkedIn profile. Robert Half’s specialists find the right job for your specific expertise and preferences from there.

Envato Studio was established by designers, developers and creatives. This studio can help you land short-term or long-term projects. When a client needs your unique skill set, he browses the site to compare portfolios and pricing. You’ll receive recommendations from the Envato Studio community.

Once you’re hired, Envato Studio holds the payment until the job is completed and the client is satisfied with the work. Throughout the course of the project, the platform gives you a chance to receive real-time feedback from the client. You can be certain you’re on the right track with this direct communication.

Founded by Sara Sutton, who previously founded FlexJobs, this site has been a leading virtual team site for more than a decade. Remote.co is a great platform for anyone who wants to work remotely.

Whether you’re a designer, developer, customer service rep, writer, recruiter or sales professional, Remote.co can help anyone who’s ever dreamed of becoming a digital nomad. If you’re new to remote work, there’s also a handy blog that can help you get started on the right foot.

DesignCrowd has dubbed itself the No. 1 custom design marketplace in the world. Similar to 99designs, this site lets designers find work. You can design logos, website, business cards, T-shirts and even tattoos.

Clients can select short deadline submissions, such as three to five days. Project turnover is incredibly quick. If you need some extra cash, you can also enter design contests through the site.

This site has more than 50 different career categories for freelancers, virtual workers and full-time employees. FlexJobs is a popular platform for anyone searching for remote or flexible work. All open positions are screened in advance, so you can rest assured that the jobs that have been posted are legitimate.

You have to pay to join, with plans starting at $14.95 per month. You can also participate in skill tests, attend webinars and read up on tips to help your job search. Best of all, you have access to exclusive discounts through partnering websites.

Krop is a job board solely for creatives, like copywriters, photographers and designers. On top of creating a profile to showcase your experience, you can use Krop to build and host your portfolio.

Another perk of using Krop it that it’s a site that promotes freelancers to clients searching for new team members.

Since 2005, Authentic Jobs has been connecting creative and web professionals to find freelancers. You can contract or moonlight on the job with companies like Apple, Facebook, ESPN or The Motley Fool for free. If you’re a freelancer interested in working with these companies, start browsing listings for everything from content strategists to back-end developers to project managers.

Because compensation can range anywhere from under $29,000 to more than $100,000 annually, it’s a nice platform for freelancers of all experience levels.

Related: How to Build Your Own Career as a Freelancer

Recently acquired by Communo, LocalSolo is unlike other freelance marketplaces. It’s a localized freelance job board where you can find gigs in your neck of the woods.

It’s free to use, and it doesn’t charge commission fees; it also lets you customize your profile. When you and a client connect, you communicate directly. This way, you can discuss the scope of the project, rates and contracts. As a member of LocalSolo, you also receive discounts from partners like Shopify, FreshBooks, Adobe and DreamHost.

Working Nomads sends you a curated list of remote jobs in areas like development, management, marketing agency, design, sales and education.

You have the option to receive these notices daily or weekly. You also have the option to find temporary projects or regular employment. Just keep in mind that not every gig is 100 percent remote; some jobs may require you to train on-site or work part-time from home.

Chances are high that you already have a LinkedIn profile. Why not get the most out of it? LinkedIn is used by more than 420 million members in some 200 countries, making LinkedIn one of the best resources for connecting professionals.

LinkedIn has more recently decided to get into the freelance game with ProFinder. This gives small business owners and other professionals a chance to hire freelance accountants, bookkeepers, designers, marketers and copywriters. ProFinder also offers career coaches. Your personal coach will review your resume and prepare you for interviews to help advance your freelance career.

Now or at any other time, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unable to move forward with your entrepreneurial goals. But these sites can empower you to find opportunities that will maximize your skills and allow you to grow your side work into something bigger.

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