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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Executive Officer - Civil Service
Executive Officer - Executive Officer - Civil Service
Motor Industry Apprenticeships - WorldSkills Ireland 2022
WorldSkills Ireland 2022 - Motor Industry Apprenticeships - WorldSkills Ireland 2022
The Role of the Public Health Nurse
The Role of the Public Health Nurse - The Role of the Public Health Nurse
Life at AIB
Life at AIB - Life at AIB
Public Administration, Politics & EU Career Sector
Public Administration, Politics & EU - Public Administration, Politics & EU Career Sector

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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Oisin McGrath
Oisin McGrath, Lieutenant - Pilot - Air Corp

Oisin McGrath is a pilot in the Irish Air Corp. He studied and completed Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in University of Limerick, and applied to the Air Corp in his final year in college. He now flies regularly on a variety of missions and is trained to fly on a number of different aircraft.

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Career Articles

Event Management Graduate Testimonial
Event Management Graduate Testimonial
Posted by TU Dublin - Grangegorman
So you want to be a Geomatic Surveyor
So you want to be a Geomatic Surveyor
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Inside the Career of Cartoonist Nigel Parkinson
Inside the Career of Cartoonist Nigel Parkinson
Posted by CareersPortal
A Week in the Life of a Hospital Porter
A Week in the Life of a Hospital Porter
Posted by CareersPortal
Chartered Accountant - Pharmaceutical sector
Chartered Accountant - Pharmaceutical sector
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Looking back on the Leaving Cert: How it affected my Career
Looking back on the Leaving Cert: How it affected my Career
Posted by CareersPortal
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