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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HR, Purchasing and Green Team Manager - HR, Purchasing and Green Team Manager
Marianne Cusack
Garda Sergeant - Marianne Cusack
Garvan de Bruir
Furniture Maker - Garvan de Bruir
Ciaran MacSamhrain
Engineer - Transport Infrastructure Ireland - Ciaran MacSamhrain
Ian Talbot
Importance of having Languages in the World of Business - Ian Talbot

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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Claire Purcell
Claire Purcell, Software Engineer

Claire Purcell is a software engineering intern. Her job involves writing and debugging code, as part of software development projects.

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Career Articles

Career Profile: Professional Makeup Artist/Tutor
Career Profile: Professional Makeup Artist/Tutor
Posted by CareersPortal
Director of Operations and Strategic Projects at Dell
Director of Operations and Strategic Projects at Dell
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
A day in the life of a Failure Analysis Engineer
A day in the life of a Failure Analysis Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Careers in the Creative Arts - Acting
Careers in the Creative Arts - Acting
Posted by CareersPortal
Career Profile: Marketing Executive
Career Profile: Marketing Executive
Posted by CareersPortal
Karen Muldowney - Business Development and Marketing Manager
Karen Muldowney - Business Development and Marketing Manager
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
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