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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The Army Ranger Wing - Irish Defence Forces
Defence Forces - The Army Ranger Wing - Irish Defence Forces
Accenture Ireland
Be Yourself @ Accenture - Accenture Ireland
Building Engineering at TU Dublin
Building Engineering TU703 - Building Engineering at TU Dublin
Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft
Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft - Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft
Heather De Lacy
Candle Maker - Heather De Lacy

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?

Social?

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

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Liam Ryan
Liam Ryan , Rooms Division Manager - Mount Juliet Estate

Liam Ryan is Rooms Division Manager at Mount Juliet Estate - 5* Hotel in Kilkenny.

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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
Posted by CareersPortal
Maedhbh O'Driscoll: Corporate Finance
Maedhbh O'Driscoll: Corporate Finance
Posted by Deloitte
VTOS Roscommon - ICT Course - Student Testimonial
VTOS Roscommon - ICT Course - Student Testimonial
Posted by Further Education and Training Centre Lanesboro Street
So you want to work in Furniture Design
So you want to work in Furniture Design
Posted by CareersPortal
Licensed Aircraft Mechanic
Licensed Aircraft Mechanic
Posted by Dublin Aerospace
Setting the bar in uncertain times for the law library
Setting the bar in uncertain times for the law library
Posted by CareersPortal
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