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13 job boards to find remote and freelance opportunities

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Remote work can be a great opportunity for people looking for more flexibility in their schedule, as a way to supplement income and to access more job opportunities in rural areas. This is a small sampling of the countless remote work job boards that can be found online. Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement of services provided and jobseekers should always take care to ensure job postings are legitimate.

Have you or a client had success with a remote job board not listed below? Comment at the end of the article or send a note to lindsay@ceric.ca with details.

Fiverr.com 

Freelancers from over 700 job categories can list their services and keep 80% of each transaction. 

FlexJobs.com 

A curated job board featuring remote jobs, freelance work, alternative and flexible schedule jobs. 

Freelancer.com 

Freelancers are required to write a pitch to clients and bid on projects. 

Guru.com 

Companies post jobs directly to the site and jobseekers can create a profile for free. 

Jobspresso.co 

Curated remote jobs in tech, marketing, customer support and more. 

Justremote.co 

Justremote aims to showcase jobs from companies with remote-first cultures. Gain access to their hidden job board for a monthly fee. 

RemoteOK.io  

Remote jobs primarily for web developers, designers and mobile developers. 

Remotive.com 

Remotive is a platform for remote workers, offering a job board, community and resources. It includes opportunities in various fields including software development, customer support, marketing and more. 

Skipthedrive.com 

Search for over 24,000 jobs from more than 3,000 companies across a variety of sectors including tech, business, customer service, healthcare and more. 

Toptal.com 

Toptal claims to only accept the top 3% of freelancer applicants in order to connect experts with companies in the areas of software engineering, design, finance, project management and product management. 

UpWork.com 

Connecting freelancers and agencies doing work in web and mobile development, design, writing, customer service, marketing and more. 

WeWorkRemotely.com 

On average, 1,000 new jobs are added each month in categories such as programming, design, copywriting, DevOps, finance and legal, marketing and more.  

WorkingNomads.co 

Job categories include health, human resources, education, system administration, management and more.  


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Lindsay Purchase is the Editor of CERIC’s CareerWise website and CareerWise Weekly newsletter. She has a background in journalism, having worked previously as a digital editor and reporter. Lindsay is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Global Studies program and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Food Security certificate program.
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Lindsay Purchase is the Editor of CERIC’s CareerWise website and CareerWise Weekly newsletter. She has a background in journalism, having worked previously as a digital editor and reporter. Lindsay is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Global Studies program and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Food Security certificate program.
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