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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Forestry in Teagasc - Forestry in Teagasc
Damien Mason
Mechanical Engineer - Damien Mason
Summer Intern at EDF Renewals
Summer Intern at EDF Renewals - Summer Intern at EDF Renewals
Finola Twomey - Expanding your horizons with a tourism sales career
Revenue Manager - Finola Twomey - Expanding your horizons with a tourism sales career
Stephen
Technology Consultant Analyst - Stephen

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?

Creative?

Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.

Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.

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Liam McCaul
Liam McCaul, R&D Engineer

Liam McCaul is an R&D Engineer. His daily job activities include carrying out research to develop new ways to make products more energy efficient, more aesthetically pleasing and easier to use. He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering and Product Development.

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Career Articles

"I chose a different route" FET Graduate Ceara Shaw’s journey after the Leaving Certificate
"I chose a different route" FET Graduate Ceara Shaw’s journey after the Leaving Certificate
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I want to be a judge despite my cerebral palsy
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Want to be an Oceanographer?
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Civil Engineer with Arup
Civil Engineer with Arup
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Ruby Walsh  - My Career as a Jockey
Ruby Walsh - My Career as a Jockey
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Life as a STEM Graduate at Deloitte
Life as a STEM Graduate at Deloitte
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
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