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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Careers in Construction and Engineering
- Careers in Construction and Engineering
Marianne Cusack
Garda Sergeant - Marianne Cusack
Microsoft Dream Space
What is Dream Space? - Microsoft Dream Space
Construction Health and Safety Officer
Construction Health and Safety Officer - Construction Health and Safety Officer
BIM Commercial Diving
Commercial Diving - BIM Commercial Diving

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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Gillian Morgan
Gillian Morgan, Manufacturing Process Specialist

Gillian Morgan is a manufacturing process specialist. Her job involves working on projects that better facilitate production of commercial drugs.

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Career Articles

A Day in the Life of an Acupuncturist
A Day in the Life of an Acupuncturist
Posted by CareersPortal
Arborist Apprenticeship
Arborist Apprenticeship
Posted by CareersPortal
Emmett O'Brien - Test Engineer
Emmett O'Brien - Test Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Sinead Hodgins - Health & Safety Advisor
Sinead Hodgins - Health & Safety Advisor
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
Using STEM to revolutionise news
Using STEM to revolutionise news
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
A Career in Horticulture
A Career in Horticulture
Posted by CareersPortal
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