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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Eileen Faherty
Electrician / Quantity Surveyor - Eileen Faherty
Leanne O'Neill Project Officer TUSLA
Project Officer HR - Leanne O'Neill Project Officer TUSLA
Tourism Careers at Market Lane Restaurants
Restaurant Careers - Tourism Careers at Market Lane Restaurants
Danielle Deasy
Corporate Tax Trainee - Danielle Deasy
Hotel Accountant
Hotel Accountant - Hotel Accountant

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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Fiona Keyes
Fiona Keyes, Chef

Fiona Keyes is Chef and Director of Dublin Food and Wine Luxury Catering & Events.

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Career Articles

The Education Pathway of a Deputy Principal at an All-Irish speaking school
The Education Pathway of a Deputy Principal at an All-Irish speaking school
Posted by Carlow College
Considering being a Social Media influencer?
Considering being a Social Media influencer?
Posted by CareersPortal
Internship as a route into Legal profession
Internship as a route into Legal profession
Posted by CareersPortal
Meet Seán – Administrative Officer in the Tax Division of the Department of Finance
Meet Seán – Administrative Officer in the Tax Division of the Department of Finance
Posted by publicjobs
A day In the life of An Astronomer
A day In the life of An Astronomer
Posted by CareersPortal
Patrick Power - Biomedical Scientist
Patrick Power - Biomedical Scientist
Posted by CareersPortal
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