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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Lisa Curry
Catering Sales Executive - Lisa Curry
Graduate Civil Engineer
Graduate Civil Engineer - Graduate Civil Engineer
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer - Fashion Designer
Áine Crotty
Trainee Accountant - Áine Crotty
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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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Aine Ni Dhubhain
Aine Ni Dhubhain, Forestry Lecturer

Aine Ni Dhubhain is currently a lecturer in Forestry at UCD. Aine is also involved in a number of research projects and writes papers for scientific journals.

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Carlow College Humanities Graduate Profile
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Chartered Accountant - Irish Cancer Society
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What is an insurance apprenticeship? (And other FAQs)
What is an insurance apprenticeship? (And other FAQs)
Posted by The Insurance Institute
Karen Muldowney - Business Development and Marketing Manager
Karen Muldowney - Business Development and Marketing Manager
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
Examining Medical Device Design
Examining Medical Device Design
Posted by National College of Art and Design - NCAD
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