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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Keith Hayes
Ambulance / Paramedic - Keith Hayes
Business Support - ICT
Business Support ICT - Business Support - ICT
Failte Ireland Graduate Programme
Graduate Programme - Failte Ireland Graduate Programme
Aidan Maher
Site Manager - Grad Entry - Aidan Maher
Insurance Apprenticeship
Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship - Insurance Apprenticeship

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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Claire Howlin
Claire Howlin, Forest Management Planner

Claire Howlin is a Forest Management Planner at Forestry Services Limited.

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Career Articles

Rachel Curran - DKIT Event Management
Rachel Curran - DKIT Event Management
Posted by Dundalk Institute of Technology - DKIT
Learn from Leading Educators in Irish Film & Television
Learn from Leading Educators in Irish Film & Television
Posted by CareersPortal
Dinesh Vather - Mechanical Design Student
Dinesh Vather - Mechanical Design Student
Posted by CareersPortal
Ken O'Neill - Embedded Engineer
Ken O'Neill - Embedded Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Chef de Partie at the Vanilla Pod Restaurant
Chef de Partie at the Vanilla Pod Restaurant
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
Paramedic Science at UU: Why I was 'Lucan' North for University
Paramedic Science at UU: Why I was 'Lucan' North for University
Posted by Ulster University - Derry Campus
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