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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Shane Foley - Jockey
Flat Jockey - Shane Foley - Jockey
Ejiro O'Hare Stratton
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 - Ejiro O'Hare Stratton
Laboratory Astrophysics
Laboratory Astrophysics - Laboratory Astrophysics
Lawrence Meredith
Languages and Diplomacy - Lawrence Meredith
Retail Buying/Trading Assistant
Trading Assistant - Retail Buying/Trading Assistant

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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Aishling Butler
Aishling Butler, Garda Trainee

Aishling Butler is a Garda Trainee in Templemore Garda College (Phase 1, week 17). She holds an honours degree in Sport and Recreation Management. Aishling aspires to be a Community Garda helping members of the public on a daily basis.

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Career Articles

Scissors and Science – The Art of Hairdressing
Scissors and Science – The Art of Hairdressing
Posted by CareersPortal
Public Health Nurse - Michael Power
Public Health Nurse - Michael Power
Posted by Health Service Executive
Indirect Tax Manager in EY
Indirect Tax Manager in EY
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
Connemara Seafood Truck
Connemara Seafood Truck
Posted by Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Fiona Dowling - Head Girl Jamie Osbourne Racing
Fiona Dowling - Head Girl Jamie Osbourne Racing
Posted by Horse Racing Ireland
Career Profile - Drystock Herd Management
Career Profile - Drystock Herd Management
Posted by Teagasc
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