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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Apprenticeship Partners
Apprenticeship Partners - Apprenticeship Partners
HSE Webinar – Speech and Language Therapists
Speech and Language Therapists - HSE Webinar – Speech and Language Therapists
Marcus - Sustainability Engineer
Sustainability Engineer - Marcus - Sustainability Engineer
Sarah Kennelly
Administrative Officer & Developer - Sarah Kennelly
Eddie Attwell - Head Chef
Head Chef - Eddie Attwell - Head Chef

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, the performing arts 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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Dr. John Francis Leader
Dr. John Francis Leader, Counselling Psychologist

John works as a counselling psychologist who specialises in mental health policy and the intersection of psychology and technology.

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Career Articles

More Women Filling Professional Roles in Agricultural Sector
More Women Filling Professional Roles in Agricultural Sector
Posted by CareersPortal
Working as Head of Operations at Engineering Firm Enbio
Working as Head of Operations at Engineering Firm Enbio
Posted by CareersPortal
Career Profile: Dairy Farm Owner
Career Profile: Dairy Farm Owner
Posted by Teagasc
Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Is a career in the Beauty Industry for you?
Is a career in the Beauty Industry for you?
Posted by CareersPortal
Changing careers later in life, Gerry O’Shea follows his passion for Law
Changing careers later in life, Gerry O’Shea follows his passion for Law
Posted by CareersPortal
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