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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Andrew Fleury
CEO Transpoco (French) - Andrew Fleury
What it's like to Work as an Economist
What it's like to Work as an Economist - What it's like to Work as an Economist
Garda Careers in Action
Careers In Action - Garda Careers in Action
Irish Navy on patrol
Defence Forces - Irish Navy on patrol
Manufacturing Engineer at Combilift
Manufacturing Engineer - Manufacturing Engineer at Combilift

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?

Social?

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

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Stacey Bradley
Stacey Bradley, Forest Resource Manager

Stacey Bradley is employed as a Forest Resource Manager with Irish Forestry Unit Trust (IForUT). Stacey studied Forestry in Waterford Institute of Technology and progressed to the level 8 one year add-on programme in Land Management in Forestry in WIT.

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Career Articles

So you want to work in Video Games
So you want to work in Video Games
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Carlow College Arts & Humanities Graduate
Carlow College Arts & Humanities Graduate
Posted by Carlow College
Five Reasons to Choose Medtech
Five Reasons to Choose Medtech
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Jewellery Designer
Jewellery Designer
Posted by Design & Crafts Council Ireland
So you want to work in Computer Science?
So you want to work in Computer Science?
Posted by CareersPortal
Jane Stout - Ecologist
Jane Stout - Ecologist
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