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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A Day in the Life at Pfizer
A Day in the Life of a Pfizer Scientist - A Day in the Life at Pfizer
Fergus O'Connell
Quality Officer - Fergus O'Connell
Pfizer Grange Castle Facility
Pfizer Facility Tour - Pfizer Grange Castle Facility
Susan Boland
Potter - Susan Boland
Wenjing Huang
Electronic Engineer - Wenjing Huang

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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Dr Alexis Carey
Dr Alexis Carey , Health Psychologist

Dr Alexis Carey is a Health Psychologist working for RehabCare and Centric Mental Health. 

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Career Articles

Partner in Financial Services Tax at PwC
Partner in Financial Services Tax at PwC
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
How STEM is transforming food production
How STEM is transforming food production
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Using STEM to understand ourselves
Using STEM to understand ourselves
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Sarah Hudson - Chemistry Lecturer
Sarah Hudson - Chemistry Lecturer
Posted by CareersPortal
STEM is opening new careers in Biomedical Engineering
STEM is opening new careers in Biomedical Engineering
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
A Career in Computer Engineering
A Career in Computer Engineering
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
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