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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Nicola O'Higgins
Fishmonger - Nicola O'Higgins
Mary Joyce
Secondary School Teacher - Mary Joyce
Hearing Aid Dispenser
Hearing Aid Dispenser - Hearing Aid Dispenser
Clinical Midwife Manager
Clinical Midwife Manager - Clinical Midwife Manager
Marianne Cusack
Garda Sergeant - Marianne Cusack

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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Laura Devlin
Laura Devlin, HR Manager - Hotel

Laura Devlin has been working in hospitality since she was 15 and is currently Human Resource Manager at Cabra Castle Hotel in Cavan.

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Career Articles

Patrick Power - Biomedical Scientist
Patrick Power - Biomedical Scientist
Posted by CareersPortal
How STEM is transforming food production
How STEM is transforming food production
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
 8 Reasons to Work in STEM
8 Reasons to Work in STEM
Posted by CareersPortal
Niall Fretwell BA Event Management student
Niall Fretwell BA Event Management student
Posted by Dundalk Institute of Technology - DKIT
Niamh Hennessy: Forestry Inspector
Niamh Hennessy: Forestry Inspector
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
Sales Engineer
Sales Engineer
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
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