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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HSE Webinar - Working on Children’s Disability Network Teams
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Space Science - "Careers Chats" with Shanice Griffin
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Niall O'Neill
Forester - Niall O'Neill
Baker at Supervalu
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David Kirwin
Trainee Accountant - David Kirwin

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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Laura Glendon
Laura Glendon, Multilingual Software Support SAP

Laura studied German and Commerce in NUIG and is based in SAP's Galway office. Her role is to support the partners using the SAP software which means she uses German on a day to day basis in work.

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Career Articles

Working as an Engineer at Intel
Working as an Engineer at Intel
Posted by Intel
Faces of the Sea Patricia Wilson, Fish Health Unit
Faces of the Sea Patricia Wilson, Fish Health Unit
Posted by Marine Institute
Career Profile: Veterinary Nurse
Career Profile: Veterinary Nurse
Posted by CareersPortal
Meeting the Educational Needs of 21st Century Farming
Meeting the Educational Needs of 21st Century Farming
Posted by CareersPortal
Geoff Hamilton - Senior Ecologist at ESB
Geoff Hamilton - Senior Ecologist at ESB
Posted by ESB
David McKeown - Rocket Engineer and Space Scientist
David McKeown - Rocket Engineer and Space Scientist
Posted by CareersPortal
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