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 Engineering at TU Dublin
Building Engineering TU703 - Building Engineering at TU Dublin
Brian Howard
Guidance Counsellor - Brian Howard
Forester - Coillte
Forester - Forester - Coillte
Emilia Gilroy
Garda - Emilia Gilroy
Regional Planning Officer
Regional Planning Officer - Regional Planning Officer

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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Haleigh Joyce
Haleigh Joyce, Scientific and Technical Officer (Marine)

Haleigh Joyce is a Scientific and Technical Officer (Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and Nephrops Assessments) at the Marine Institute Ireland. 

 

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Career Articles

Sean Miller - Ship Broker
Sean Miller - Ship Broker
Posted by Marine Institute
Morven Duffy - Process Engineer
Morven Duffy - Process Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Career Profile - Pig Management
Career Profile - Pig Management
Posted by Teagasc
What Can I do with Biology?
What Can I do with Biology?
Posted by CareersPortal
Fionnán Johnson: A Career in Audit & Advisory
Fionnán Johnson: A Career in Audit & Advisory
Posted by Deloitte
Liam Malone - Coillte’s Forest division
Liam Malone - Coillte’s Forest division
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
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