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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Nursing Careers
Nursing Careers - Nursing Careers
Use the CourseFinder Tool to search CAO Courses with Language Options
Search CAO Courses with Language Options - Use the CourseFinder Tool to search CAO Courses with Language Options
Transport Operations and Commerical Driver Apprenticeship
Commercial Driver Apprentice - Transport Operations and Commerical Driver Apprenticeship
Triona McGrath
Chemical Oceanographer - Triona McGrath
Matthew Donnelly - Senior Associate Consultant PwC
Senior Associate Consultant at PwC - Matthew Donnelly - Senior Associate Consultant PwC

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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David McKeown
David McKeown, Space Scientist

David McKeown is a space scientist with the European Space Agency. David also lectures on the Space Science and Technology Masters at University College Dublin in the areas of vibrations and control as well as launchers.

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Career Articles

CPA Student Profile: Charlene Foley
CPA Student Profile: Charlene Foley
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Careers in the Creative Arts - Stage Design
Careers in the Creative Arts - Stage Design
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What does an engineer really do?
What does an engineer really do?
Posted by ESB
Meet James - Administrative Officer in the Economics Division in the Department of Finance
Meet James - Administrative Officer in the Economics Division in the Department of Finance
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What is a Planner?
What is a Planner?
Posted by Office of the Planning Regulator
Career Profile - Agricultural Mechanisation
Career Profile - Agricultural Mechanisation
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