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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Student Languages Ambassador - Lily
Why Study Languages? - Italian and French - Student Languages Ambassador - Lily
HSE Webinar - Working on Children’s Disability Network Teams
Children’s Disability Network Teams - HSE Webinar - Working on Children’s Disability Network Teams
Margaret Reilly
Wood Manufacturing / Finisher - Margaret Reilly
Donal Kane
Plumber / Construction Super. - Donal Kane
Musgrave Buying Graduate Programme
Musgrave Buying Graduate Programme - Musgrave Buying Graduate Programme

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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Dr. John Francis Leader
Dr. John Francis Leader, Counselling Psychologist

John works as a counselling psychologist who specialises in mental health policy and the intersection of psychology and technology.

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Career Articles

Inside the Career of Cartoonist Nigel Parkinson
Inside the Career of Cartoonist Nigel Parkinson
Posted by CareersPortal
CPA E-Learning Student
CPA E-Learning Student
Posted by Certified Public Accountants Ireland
Careers in the Creative Arts - Stage Design
Careers in the Creative Arts - Stage Design
Posted by CareersPortal
June Woulfe - Quality Processor
June Woulfe - Quality Processor
Posted by CareersPortal
Solar Physicist - TCD
Solar Physicist - TCD
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Working with the Nose: Christelle Noël - Sweet Flavourist
Working with the Nose: Christelle Noël - Sweet Flavourist
Posted by CareersPortal
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