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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Revenue and Customs - Dog Handler
Revenue and Customs Dog Handler - Revenue and Customs - Dog Handler
Mechanical Engineering Intern at EirGrid Group
Mechanical Engineering Intern - Mechanical Engineering Intern at EirGrid Group
Irish Defence Forces Air Corps
Irish Defence Forces - Irish Defence Forces Air Corps
Nicole Feighery
Customer Care Manager - Nicole Feighery
Brendan - Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer - Brendan - Civil Engineer

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?

Social?

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

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Sinead Lew
Sinead Lew, Senior Tax Manager

Sinead Lew works as a Tax Manager in the Domestic & International Outbound Market group in PwC. She completed a Degree in Accounting and HR at the National College of Ireland (NCI). She then went on to study a Masters in Accounting at Smurfit Business School. Sinead is also a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA).

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Career Articles

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A Day in the Life of a Criminal Barrister
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Claire Fitzgerald - Earth Observation & Geospatial Consultant
Claire Fitzgerald - Earth Observation & Geospatial Consultant
Posted by ESERO Ireland
A Week in the Life of a Hospital Porter
A Week in the Life of a Hospital Porter
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10 Reasons Why You Should Study at CAFRE
10 Reasons Why You Should Study at CAFRE
Posted by CAFRE - College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise
David McKeown - Rocket Engineer and Space Scientist
David McKeown - Rocket Engineer and Space Scientist
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DCU Bachelor of Business Graduate
DCU Bachelor of Business Graduate
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
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