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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Horticulturalist
Horticulturalist - Horticulturalist
Combilift OEM Traineeship - Gary's Story
OEM Traineeship - Combilift OEM Traineeship - Gary's Story
Construction Sector - Skills Shortage
Construction Skills Shortages - Construction Sector - Skills Shortage
Gillian Cagney
Mechanical Engineer - Gillian Cagney
Educational Welfare Officer
Educational Welfare Officer - Educational Welfare Officer

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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Rachel Bennett
Rachel Bennett, Industrial Pharmacist

Rachel Bennett is an Industrial Pharmacist with Abbvie. She works with a team responsible for making chemicals safely, and in a manner that meets all quality standards. 

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Career Articles

Career Profile - Agricultural Mechanisation
Career Profile - Agricultural Mechanisation
Posted by Teagasc
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer
Posted by Griffith College Dublin
Simon Hall - Technical Graphic Artist
Simon Hall - Technical Graphic Artist
Posted by Pulse College
Working with The Irish Coast Guard
Working with The Irish Coast Guard
Posted by CareersPortal
Louise Stewart - Senior Engineer
Louise Stewart - Senior Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Grainne Dunne - Pharmacist
Grainne Dunne - Pharmacist
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