Junior Cycle

Have you ever thought about what you would like to do when you leave school? The Junior Cycle is a good time to start thinking about different career options and considering what subjects you might choose for Leaving Cert. We have lots of useful tools to help you start exploring yourself and the thousands of exciting career paths that lie ahead.

Explore different Career Sectors - for example, business, medicine, or beauty to get a picture of the types of skills and jobs involved in working in that particular area. 

Search hundreds of occupations in our Career Explorer to find out what the job involves, the type of person it would suit, what you might earn and the qualifications you would need.

You can also watch lots of career videos or read career stories with people employed in a variety of jobs across the country to get an insight into different sectors and industries. 

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Vivienne Breathnach
Lawyer Linguist-Barrister - Vivienne Breathnach
ESERO
European Space Agency - ESERO
Conradh na Gaeilge Development Manager
Development Manager (Irish Language) - Conradh na Gaeilge Development Manager
Jane Kennedy
Research & Development Manager - Jane Kennedy
Careers in Property, Land and Construction
Careers in Property, Land and Construction - Careers in Property, Land and Construction

Join our complete Guidance programme designed for Irish Junior Cycle students (purchase required).

Build you own unique Career Portfolio through exploring our fun Island of Discovery as the programme takes you through a series of explorations about yourself, your motivations, and your dreams and ambitions.

What Career Type are you?

Enterprising?

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

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Karl Stanley
Karl Stanley, Software Engineer

After his Leaving Cert, Karl went to Trinity College Dublin to do a degree in Mathematics. He then went on to compete a M.Sc in Computer Science and currently works as a Software engineer with ticket-text.com.

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Career Articles

Taking flight with STEM
Taking flight with STEM
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Working as a Software Developer
Working as a Software Developer
Posted by CareersPortal
Examining Medical Device Design
Examining Medical Device Design
Posted by National College of Art and Design - NCAD
Affordable Accommodation, Great Craic and Don McClean: A Coleraine story
Affordable Accommodation, Great Craic and Don McClean: A Coleraine story
Posted by Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Quality Engineer - Boston Scientific
Quality Engineer - Boston Scientific
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
MBC Graduate Testimonial: Business & Tourism
MBC Graduate Testimonial: Business & Tourism
Posted by Moate Business College
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