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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Garvan de Bruir
Furniture Maker - Garvan de Bruir
Mechanical Engineering Intern at EirGrid Group
Mechanical Engineering Intern - Mechanical Engineering Intern at EirGrid Group
Defence Forces
Recruitment Campaign - Defence Forces
ESB Networks Apprenticeship  - Career Path
ESB Apprenticeship - ESB Networks Apprenticeship - Career Path
Richard Storey
Shift Manager - McDonald's - Richard Storey

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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Liam Ryan
Liam Ryan , Rooms Division Manager - Mount Juliet Estate

Liam Ryan is Rooms Division Manager at Mount Juliet Estate - 5* Hotel in Kilkenny.

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Career Articles

Kieran Murphy – PWC and former Cork Hurler
Kieran Murphy – PWC and former Cork Hurler
Posted by TUS Midwest (formerly LIT)
Inside the Career of Cartoonist Nigel Parkinson
Inside the Career of Cartoonist Nigel Parkinson
Posted by CareersPortal
The Life of Model and Student Clara McSweeney
The Life of Model and Student Clara McSweeney
Posted by CareersPortal
Considering being a Social Media influencer?
Considering being a Social Media influencer?
Posted by CareersPortal
Cecilia Fenech - Environmental Scientist
Cecilia Fenech - Environmental Scientist
Posted by CareersPortal
I want to be a judge despite my cerebral palsy
I want to be a judge despite my cerebral palsy
Posted by CareersPortal
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