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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OEM Apprenticeship
Comblift OEM Apprenticeship - OEM Apprenticeship
Activity Instructor
Activity Instructor - Activity Instructor
Pio Condon
Senior Executive Planner - Pio Condon
Graduate Opportunities 2020 | Industrial and Employee Relations
Executive Officer - Graduate Opportunities 2020 | Industrial and Employee Relations
David Morgan
Carpenter - David Morgan

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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Ciaran MacSamhrain
Ciaran MacSamhrain, Engineer - Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Ciaran MacSamhrain works as an engineer for Transport Infrastructure Ireland. French has been hugely beneficial in Ciaran's career as he worked in France where he was involved in supervising the manufacturing of the Luas trams.

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Career Articles

Working as an Engineer at Intel
Working as an Engineer at Intel
Posted by Intel
Changing Career - Your Options in Science
Changing Career - Your Options in Science
Posted by CareersPortal
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
Tom Foley- Senior Typographic Advisor
Tom Foley- Senior Typographic Advisor
Posted by TUS Midwest (formerly LIT)
Shane Carthy- Sports Science DCU
Shane Carthy- Sports Science DCU
Posted by CareersPortal
Supply Chain Apprenticeship
Supply Chain Apprenticeship
Posted by CareersPortal
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