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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Liam Regan - Turning a passion into a business
Activities Instructor - Liam Regan - Turning a passion into a business
Marketing and Communications Intern
Microsoft Marketing & Communications Intern - Marketing and Communications Intern
Student Languages Ambassador - Lily
Why Study Languages? - Italian and French - Student Languages Ambassador - Lily
National Hairdressing Apprenticeship - Aidan Fitzgerald Hair Salon
Hairdresser - National Hairdressing Apprenticeship - Aidan Fitzgerald Hair Salon
Driving a Forwarder
Driving a Forwarder - Driving a Forwarder

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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Joe Codd
Joe Codd, Sales Director

Joe Codd is Sales Director at Ireland's leading Forestry Company Veon Ltd. Joe is responsible for forest portfolio acquisitions in Ireland and the UK.

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Career Articles

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Head Usher Leinster House
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Thinking of a Career in the Motor Industry?
Posted by SIMI
Career Profile - Crops and Machinery
Career Profile - Crops and Machinery
Posted by Teagasc
A day in the life of a Model
A day in the life of a Model
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Carlow College Humanities Graduate Profile
Carlow College Humanities Graduate Profile
Posted by Carlow College
Studying Tourism and Hospitality at Third Level
Studying Tourism and Hospitality at Third Level
Posted by CareersPortal
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