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
Life as a Racehorse Trainer
Life as a Racehorse Trainer - Life as a Racehorse Trainer
A Day in the Life of a Scientist
A Day in the Life of a Scientist - A Day in the Life of a Scientist
Catherine Day
Secretary General - Catherine Day

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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Melissa Jones
Melissa Jones, Group Spa Development Manager

Melissa Jones is Group Spa Development Manager at Fota Island Resort & The Kingsley.

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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
Exploring Science Careers - BIOCHEMIST
Exploring Science Careers - BIOCHEMIST
Posted by CareersPortal
Construction Plant Fitter Apprenticeship
Construction Plant Fitter Apprenticeship
Posted by CareersPortal
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
STEM is opening new careers in Biomedical Engineering
STEM is opening new careers in Biomedical Engineering
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Tom O'Donoghue - Astrophotographer
Tom O'Donoghue - Astrophotographer
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
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