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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Horticulture at National Botanic Gardens
Studying Horticulture at National Botanic Gardens - Horticulture at National Botanic Gardens
Mark Kehoe
Assistant Principal - Civil Service - Mark Kehoe
Motor Industry Apprenticeships
Finding work in the Motor Industry - Motor Industry Apprenticeships
Ailbhe Lacey - My Apprenticeship Career Journey as a Plumber
Plumber - Ailbhe Lacey - My Apprenticeship Career Journey as a Plumber
Dublin Airport Fire Service
Dublin Airport - Dublin Airport Fire 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?

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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Shane Callanan
Shane Callanan, Electronic Engineer

Shane Callanan works as an Electronic Engineer with Excelsys Technologies. He heads up the  Applications Engineering group and specialises in the area of power supplies. He a received a Batchelor of Engineering from the Cork Institute of Technology.

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Career Articles

Product Manager, Electrical Tools & Accessories
Product Manager, Electrical Tools & Accessories
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EY Data Analyst
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Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Morven Duffy - Process Engineer
Morven Duffy - Process Engineer
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Aoife McGrath, Theology PhD Graduate
Aoife McGrath, Theology PhD Graduate
Posted by St. Patrick's Pontifical University
A Day in the Life of a Criminal Barrister
A Day in the Life of a Criminal Barrister
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