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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Welcome to Progress - Life at Deloitte
Welcome to Progress - Welcome to Progress - Life at Deloitte
Insurance Apprentice
Insurance Practitioner Apprentice - Insurance Apprentice
Ann-Marie Holmes
Factory Manager - Fab 14 - Ann-Marie Holmes
Ross O'Sullivan - Race Horse Trainer
Race Horse Trainer - Ross O'Sullivan - Race Horse Trainer
Executive Officer - Civil Service
Executive Officer - Executive Officer - Civil Service

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 Katarina Timulakova
Dr Katarina Timulakova, Senior Clinical Psychologist

Dr Katarina Timulakova is a Senior Clinical Psychologist with the Health Service Executive.

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Career Articles

Maeve Tobin - Osteoarchaeologist
Maeve Tobin - Osteoarchaeologist
Posted by CareersPortal
Dave Linehan - Graduate Engineer
Dave Linehan - Graduate Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Gaiety School of Acting Student Testimonials
Gaiety School of Acting Student Testimonials
Posted by Gaiety School of Acting
Chartered Accountant - Pharmaceutical sector
Chartered Accountant - Pharmaceutical sector
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Chartered Accountant - Wells Fargo
Chartered Accountant - Wells Fargo
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
What is an insurance apprenticeship? (And other FAQs)
What is an insurance apprenticeship? (And other FAQs)
Posted by The Insurance Institute
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