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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Women in Horse Racing - Women in Horse Racing
Mary McCaughey
Head of Communications - Mary McCaughey
Emma McEvoy - Associate, Big4
Accounting Associate - Emma McEvoy - Associate, Big4
Student Ambassador - Languages
DCU Applied Languages and Translation Studies - Student Ambassador - Languages

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?

Naturalist?

Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.

Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.

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Donna-Marie Cooney
Donna-Marie Cooney, Reservations Manager - The Heritage Hotel

Donna-Marie Cooney is Reservations Manager at The Heritage Hotel in Laois.

 

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Career Articles

SEO & Grow – DCU Alumni share their success story
SEO & Grow – DCU Alumni share their success story
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Cecilia Fenech - Environmental Scientist
Cecilia Fenech - Environmental Scientist
Posted by CareersPortal
Janice Patterson - Spacecraft System Engineer
Janice Patterson - Spacecraft System Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Carlow College Arts & Humanities Graduate
Carlow College Arts & Humanities Graduate
Posted by Carlow College
My Job as a Manufacturing Technician at Intel
My Job as a Manufacturing Technician at Intel
Posted by Intel
Sean Miller - Ship Broker
Sean Miller - Ship Broker
Posted by Marine Institute
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