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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Roisín Howard
Software Engineer - Roisín Howard
Aaron - Department of Justice and Equality
Department of Justice and Equality - Aaron - Department of Justice and Equality
Forestry - Good for the Environment
Forestry - Forestry - Good for the Environment
Centra Careers - Deli Assistant
Deli Assistant - Centra Careers - Deli Assistant
Karl Stanley
Software Engineer - Karl Stanley

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?

Linguistic?

The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.

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Robert Windle
Robert Windle, Forest Inspector

Robert Whindle is a Forest Inspector for the Forest Service. Robert's job enables him to travel around Ireland for half of his working week where he carries out field and desk inspections of applications for different forestry schemes and felling licences.

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Career Articles

From Leaving Cert Disaster to Michelin Star Cooking
From Leaving Cert Disaster to Michelin Star Cooking
Posted by CareersPortal
So you want to be a Data Scientist?
So you want to be a Data Scientist?
Posted by CareersPortal
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
A day in the life of a Senior Clinical Psychologist
A day in the life of a Senior Clinical Psychologist
Posted by Tusla Child and Family Agency
Tourism & Travel Graduate
Tourism & Travel Graduate
Posted by Monaghan Institute
A Day in the Life of a Parliamentary Reporter - Leinster House
A Day in the Life of a Parliamentary Reporter - Leinster House
Posted by CareersPortal
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