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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Eva Pau
Director of Business Development - Asia Market - Eva Pau
Process Project Manager MACH
Microsoft Process Poject Manager - Process Project Manager MACH
Eoin Kelly - Teagasc Horticulture Student
Teagsc Horticulture student - Eoin Kelly - Teagasc Horticulture Student
Banqueting Head Chef
Banqueting Head Chef - Banqueting Head Chef
Dublin Fire Brigade Recruitment
Fire Fighter / Paramedic Recruitment - Dublin Fire Brigade Recruitment

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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Orla Aherne
Orla Aherne, Investment Consultant

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Career Articles

Maedhbh O'Driscoll: Corporate Finance
Maedhbh O'Driscoll: Corporate Finance
Posted by Deloitte
DCU Graduate Story - Global Business Canada
DCU Graduate Story - Global Business Canada
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Thinking of a Career as an Environmental Chemist?
Thinking of a Career as an Environmental Chemist?
Posted by CareersPortal
Affordable Accommodation, Great Craic and Don McClean: A Coleraine story
Affordable Accommodation, Great Craic and Don McClean: A Coleraine story
Posted by Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Careeer Stories: From Nutritional Sciences to Purchasing
Careeer Stories: From Nutritional Sciences to Purchasing
Posted by CareersPortal
Tony Mcmanmon - Racecourse Builder
Tony Mcmanmon - Racecourse Builder
Posted by Horse Racing Ireland
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