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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Building Services / Projects Engineer
Building Services / Projects Engineer - Building Services / Projects Engineer
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Air Corps Pilot - A Day in the life of an Irish Air Corps Pilot
Leanne O'Neill Project Officer TUSLA
Project Officer HR - Leanne O'Neill Project Officer TUSLA
Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh
Artist - Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh
Tourism Manager National Stud
Tourism Manager National Stud - Tourism Manager National Stud

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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Robert Windle
Robert Windle, Forest Inspector

Robert Whindle is a Forest Inspector for the Forest Service. Robert's job enables him to travel around Ireland for half of his working week where he carries out field and desk inspections of applications for different forestry schemes and felling licences.

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Career Articles

Public Health Nurse - Michael Power
Public Health Nurse - Michael Power
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Civil Engineer & Site Manager
Civil Engineer & Site Manager
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Jack Owens – Business Tourism Intern at Fáilte Ireland
Jack Owens – Business Tourism Intern at Fáilte Ireland
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
Looking back on the Leaving Cert: How it affected my Career
Looking back on the Leaving Cert: How it affected my Career
Posted by CareersPortal
Janice Galbraith - Account Manager
Janice Galbraith - Account Manager
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
So you want to be a Radiologist
So you want to be a Radiologist
Posted by CareersPortal
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