Changing careers is on the minds of a lot of people in 2021. After over a year of adverse effects due to COVID-19, over 1 in 4 women are considering changing their career, according to a MetLife survey. By working at home, many people have separated their work from the place where they do it. Many have realised that the place and people are what they like, not necessarily the career. Solutions range widely on this issue, from re-training to so-called “returnships.” Companies know that change is needed, so they are spending to enable employees to change positions without leaving. Some employees are deciding to leave their companies to seek more suitable jobs for themselves. Basically, starting their own freelancing business and being their own boss. Freelancing can be a stop-gap effort to do while searching for a permanent position or a permanent position in itself. It adds a level of difficulty because you must perform your manager’s job and your own, but, that being said, you can still use freelancing to construct a rewarding career. As more people join the freelancing market, companies can hire talent more effectively for specific jobs. Companies can hire freelancers rather than hire an employee to complete particular tasks, projects, or duties. Hiring freelancers allows for the dynamic scaling up or down a company’s size and handling larger projects without incurring the monthly costs of hiring full-time employees. Many online freelance sites gather freelancers together, promote them and evaluate their skills to give employers better quality assurance.