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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Combilift
Combilift Factory Tour - Combilift
Combilift OEM Apprenticeship
Combilift OEM Apprenticeship - Combilift OEM Apprenticeship
Intel
Meet the Design Team - Intel
Ian McKinley
Rugby Player - Ian McKinley
Aistriúchan don Eoraip
Translator - Aistriúchan don Eoraip

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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Aishling Butler
Aishling Butler, Garda Trainee

Aishling Butler is a Garda Trainee in Templemore Garda College (Phase 1, week 17). She holds an honours degree in Sport and Recreation Management. Aishling aspires to be a Community Garda helping members of the public on a daily basis.

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Career Articles

Roseanne Dizon - Student Engineer
Roseanne Dizon - Student Engineer
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
Maree O’Brien - Guest Experience Manager, Sustainability & Innovation Lead
Maree O’Brien - Guest Experience Manager, Sustainability & Innovation Lead
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
First Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Ennis Hospital
First Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Ennis Hospital
Posted by CareersPortal
Seán Connick - CEO of Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience
Seán Connick - CEO of Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
What is a Planner?
What is a Planner?
Posted by Office of the Planning Regulator
Morven Duffy - Process Engineer
Morven Duffy - Process Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
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