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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Motor Industry Apprentceships
Finding work in the Motor Industry - Motor Industry Apprentceships
Oisin	Murphy
Apprentice Carpenter - Oisin Murphy
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft - Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Dublin Airport Fire Service
Dublin Airport - Dublin Airport Fire Service
Teaching Transforms
Teaching Transforms - Shape the Future - Teaching Transforms

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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Dr Alexis Carey
Dr Alexis Carey , Health Psychologist

Dr Alexis Carey is a Health Psychologist working for RehabCare and Centric Mental Health. 

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Career Articles

Harvesting Technologist - Coillte
Harvesting Technologist - Coillte
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
Brid Sheehan - Grid Controller
Brid Sheehan - Grid Controller
Posted by CareersPortal
Stephen Walsh: Finance Associate
Stephen Walsh: Finance Associate
Posted by Deloitte
I want to be a judge despite my cerebral palsy
I want to be a judge despite my cerebral palsy
Posted by CareersPortal
Glass Artist
Glass Artist
Posted by Design & Crafts Council Ireland
Dr. Norah Patten - Astronaut
Dr. Norah Patten - Astronaut
Posted by CareersPortal
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