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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Clinical Nurse Manager at St Michael's House
Clinical Nurse Manager - Clinical Nurse Manager at St Michael's House
Assistant Psychologist Panel Webinar
Assistant Psychologist Panel - Assistant Psychologist Panel Webinar
ESB Networks Apprenticeship - A Family Experience
ESB Apprentice - ESB Networks Apprenticeship - A Family Experience
Emma McEvoy - Associate, Big4
Accounting Associate - Emma McEvoy - Associate, Big4
Logistics Associate Apprenticeship
Dawn Meats Logistics Associate Apprenticeship - Logistics Associate Apprenticeship

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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Tracey Roche
Tracey Roche, Design Engineer

Tracey works as a Design Evaluation Engineer for Analog Devices in Limerick. She holds a Bachelor of Electronic Engineering from UL. She did her co-op 8 month placement during college with Analog and spent her summer after 4th year working for Analog in California.

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Career Articles

Niamh Hennessy: Forestry Inspector
Niamh Hennessy: Forestry Inspector
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
Product Manager - Fidelity Investments
Product Manager - Fidelity Investments
Posted by CareersPortal
Is a career in the Beauty Industry for you?
Is a career in the Beauty Industry for you?
Posted by CareersPortal
Commandant Jane O'Neill of the Engineer Corps: "It's never really your standard nine to five"
Commandant Jane O'Neill of the Engineer Corps: "It's never really your standard nine to five"
Posted by Irish Defence Forces
Q and A With Milliner Caithriona King
Q and A With Milliner Caithriona King
Posted by CareersPortal
Senior Tax Manager with Deloitte
Senior Tax Manager with Deloitte
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
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