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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Irish Voices - EU Careers
Irish Voices - Irish Voices - EU Careers
Glenn Lucas
Woodturner - Glenn Lucas
Dublin Airport Fire Service
Dublin Airport - Dublin Airport Fire Service
Engineering Careers Q&A
Q&A - Engineering Careers Q&A
Aoife Lyons
Occupational Psychologist - Aoife Lyons

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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Lorraine Brophy
Lorraine Brophy, Sales Operations Manager

Lorraine Brophy works as a Sales Operations Manager for Lidl Ireland.  She is currently on an exchange programme working in Lidl Germany where not only is she learning the language but she also has responsibility for 3 stores in Berlin.

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Career Articles

Want to be an Oceanographer?
Want to be an Oceanographer?
Posted by Marine Institute
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So What does a Fragrance Chemist do?
Posted by CareersPortal
Careers in the Creative Arts - Theatre Management
Careers in the Creative Arts - Theatre Management
Posted by CareersPortal
Vegetable Farmer
Vegetable Farmer
Posted by Teagasc
Shane O'Donnell - Genetics Student at UCC
Shane O'Donnell - Genetics Student at UCC
Posted by CareersPortal
Aisling Graham - Quantity Surveyor
Aisling Graham - Quantity Surveyor
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
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