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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Timi
Performance Improvement Consultant - Timi
Executive Officer - Civil Service
Executive Officer - Executive Officer - Civil Service
Dawn Meats Brighter Futures Graduate Programme - Food Safety & Quality
Food Safety & Quality Graduates - Dawn Meats Brighter Futures Graduate Programme - Food Safety & Quality
Working at ESB - Our People Promise
Working at ESB - Working at ESB - Our People Promise
Dublin Airport Airside Management Unit
Safety Operations at Dublin Airport - Dublin Airport Airside Management Unit

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?

Administrative?

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

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Denis Reidy
Denis Reidy, Farmer - Dairy

Denis works as an Assistant Farm Manager just outside Cork. He comes from an agricultural background and completed the Advanced Certificate in Farm Management course run by Teagasc and certified by FETAC.

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Career Articles

Tessa Kingston Adventure Therapist and Operations Manager with Sailing into Wellness
Tessa Kingston Adventure Therapist and Operations Manager with Sailing into Wellness
Posted by Irish College of Humanities and Applied Sciences
Rosin McGrath Personal Trainer
Rosin McGrath Personal Trainer
Posted by CareersPortal
Dr. John Spillane – Construction Management
Dr. John Spillane – Construction Management
Posted by TUS Midwest (formerly LIT)
4 myths you've heard about working in insurance  (and why they're completely untrue)
4 myths you've heard about working in insurance (and why they're completely untrue)
Posted by The Insurance Institute
Careeer Stories: From Nutritional Sciences to Purchasing
Careeer Stories: From Nutritional Sciences to Purchasing
Posted by CareersPortal
Phytoplankton Analyst
Phytoplankton Analyst
Posted by Marine Institute
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