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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Careers at AIB
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Sarah Kennelly
Administrative Officer & Developer - Sarah Kennelly
Paul Merrigan - Teagasc Horticulture Student
Teagasc Horticulture Student - Paul Merrigan - Teagasc Horticulture Student
Musgrave Buying Graduate Programme
Musgrave Buying Graduate Programme - Musgrave Buying Graduate Programme
Vivienne Breathnach
Lawyer Linguist-Barrister - Vivienne Breathnach

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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Jonathan O’Reilly
Jonathan O’Reilly, Principal Social Worker

Jonathan O’Reilly is a Principal Social Worker with TUSLA working with separated children seeking international protection.

 

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Career Articles

Captain Eva Balfe of the Irish Air Corps’ Communications & Information Services Squadron
Captain Eva Balfe of the Irish Air Corps’ Communications & Information Services Squadron
Posted by Irish Defence Forces
What does an engineer really do?
What does an engineer really do?
Posted by ESB
What a Data Analyst does
What a Data Analyst does
Posted by CareersPortal
Senior Travel Advisor, Cork City Tourist Information Centre
Senior Travel Advisor, Cork City Tourist Information Centre
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
A Day in the Life of an Offshore Manager
A Day in the Life of an Offshore Manager
Posted by Wind Energy Ireland
From PLC to Podcast Stardom
From PLC to Podcast Stardom
Posted by CareersPortal
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