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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Aoife - Electronic Engineer
Electronic Engineer - Aoife - Electronic Engineer
Keith Hayes
Ambulance / Paramedic - Keith Hayes
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What do we do? - Who are the men and women of the Irish Air Corps?
National Stud Accounts Department
National Stud Accounts Department - National Stud Accounts Department
OEM Apprentice Testimonial
OEM Engineering Apprenticeship - OEM Apprentice Testimonial

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?

Linguistic?

The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.

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Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh, Beauty Therapist

Katie Walsh works as a spa manager on cruise ships. Katie lived in France for a year at the age of sixteen where she became fluent in the language which has now given her the opportunity to travel in her career.

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Career Articles

A day in the life of a Development Aid Researcher
A day in the life of a Development Aid Researcher
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Fergus McAuliffe - PhD Researcher
Fergus McAuliffe - PhD Researcher
Posted by CareersPortal
Dr Caroline Roache - Marine Ecologist
Dr Caroline Roache - Marine Ecologist
Posted by Marine Institute
Meet Nigel - Administrative Officer in the Banking Division of the Department of Finance
Meet Nigel - Administrative Officer in the Banking Division of the Department of Finance
Posted by publicjobs
Changing careers later in life, Gerry O’Shea follows his passion for Law
Changing careers later in life, Gerry O’Shea follows his passion for Law
Posted by CareersPortal
Laboratory Apprentice - Conell Blake
Laboratory Apprentice - Conell Blake
Posted by BioPharmaChem Ireland
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