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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Building Services / Projects Engineer
Building Services / Projects Engineer - Building Services / Projects Engineer
Nan Hu
Garda - Nan Hu
Motor Industry Apprenticeships
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Donal Kane
Plumber / Construction Super. - Donal Kane
Irish Defence Forces Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Troop Live Fire Exercise
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Troop - Irish Defence Forces Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Troop Live Fire Exercise

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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Cecilia Fenech
Cecilia Fenech, Environmental Scientist

Cecilia Fenech works as an environmental researcher. Her main responsibility is to conduct research on identifying the sources of nitrate pollution in our rivers.

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Career Profile: Restaurant Manager at Ashford Castle
Career Profile: Restaurant Manager at Ashford Castle
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My Job as a Subject Inspector for Chemistry
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Marie Kissane - Process Chemist
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Senior Travel Advisor, Cork City Tourist Information Centre
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Meet James - Administrative Officer in the Economics Division in the Department of Finance
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Heavy Vehicle Mechanic Apprenticeship
Heavy Vehicle Mechanic Apprenticeship
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