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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Drystock Farmer
Drystock Farmer - Drystock Farmer
Mairéad - Department of Communications, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and Gaeltacht
Executive Officer - Mairéad - Department of Communications, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and Gaeltacht
Lisa Curry
Catering Sales Executive - Lisa Curry
Teagasc Ballyhaise Agricultural College - Forestry Virtual College Open Day
Forestry - Teagasc Ballyhaise Agricultural College - Forestry Virtual College Open Day
Chartered Project Management Surveyor
Chartered Surveyor - Chartered Project Management Surveyor

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?

Creative?

Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.

Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.

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Claire Purcell
Claire Purcell, Software Engineer

Claire Purcell is a software engineering intern. Her job involves writing and debugging code, as part of software development projects.

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Career Articles

My Job as Receptionist in a 4 Star Hotel
My Job as Receptionist in a 4 Star Hotel
Posted by CareersPortal
Ireland: A Global Leader in Production of Infant Milk Formula
Ireland: A Global Leader in Production of Infant Milk Formula
Posted by CareersPortal
International Financial Services Apprenticeship
International Financial Services Apprenticeship
Posted by CareersPortal
From PLC to dream job: how Anjaleen Malik’s passion for beauty led to a career she loves
From PLC to dream job: how Anjaleen Malik’s passion for beauty led to a career she loves
Posted by SOLAS
Simon Curran - Project Chemist
Simon Curran - Project Chemist
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A Career in Computer Engineering
A Career in Computer Engineering
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
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