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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David Morgan
Carpenter - David Morgan
Eddie Attwell - Head Chef
Head Chef - Eddie Attwell - Head Chef
Jason Ruane
Computer Programmer - Jason Ruane
Tiarnán O'Neill - Finance Director
Finance Director - Tiarnán O'Neill - Finance Director
Wenjing Huang
Electronic Engineer - Wenjing Huang

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, 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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Jamie Hawan
Jamie Hawan, Harvesting Manager

Jamie Hawan is Harvesting Manager at Coillte. Jamie previously worked in the bank but decided on a career change and returned to college to complete a Bachelor of Science in Forestry.

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Event Management Graduate Testimonial
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All You need to know about Becoming a Solicitor
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A day in the life of a Senior Clinical Psychologist
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A day in the life of an Onboard Geophysicist
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Shauna Harris - Software Engineer
Shauna Harris - Software Engineer
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