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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Social Care Worker - Tusla
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Finola Twomey - Expanding your horizons with a tourism sales career
Revenue Manager - Finola Twomey - Expanding your horizons with a tourism sales career
HSE Webinar Dietitian and Podiatry
Dietitian and Podiatry - HSE Webinar Dietitian and Podiatry

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?

Enterprising?

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

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Niamh Cacciato
Niamh Cacciato, Solicitor

Niamh Cacciato is a solicitor in William Fry working in the corporate restructuring and solvency department. Niamh studied French and Italian at third level and is a great asset to the company as she is the only person in the firm that speaks Italian.

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Career Articles

From Dublin to Derry - Medicine Student (Grad Entry) at Ulster University
From Dublin to Derry - Medicine Student (Grad Entry) at Ulster University
Posted by Ulster University - Derry Campus
My Career in Modular Automation
My Career in Modular Automation
Posted by TUS Midwest (formerly LIT)
Christopher Large - Design Engineer
Christopher Large - Design Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Conor Walsh: Graduate in Tax
Conor Walsh: Graduate in Tax
Posted by Deloitte
Laura Mulkeen - A Bright Spark of the Welding World
Laura Mulkeen - A Bright Spark of the Welding World
Posted by CareersPortal
Working as a Scientific Fellow with Science Foundation Ireland
Working as a Scientific Fellow with Science Foundation Ireland
Posted by SFI - Science Foundation Ireland 3
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