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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OEM Engineering Traineeship
OEM Engineering Traineeship - OEM Engineering Traineeship
Bernard Caldwell - Stable Staff Association
Stable Staff Association - Bernard Caldwell - Stable Staff Association
Garda Pre Selection Physical Fitness Test
Physical Fitness Test - Garda Pre Selection Physical Fitness Test
A Day in the Life at Pfizer
A Day in the Life of a Pfizer Scientist - A Day in the Life at Pfizer
Language Summer Camps
Languages - Language Summer Camps

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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Anne-Marie Kennedy
Anne-Marie Kennedy, Chartered Sport Psychologist

Anne-Marie is a self-employed Chartered Sport Psychologist working in international Cricket, tennis, golf, GAA, swimming, cycling and martial arts.

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Career Articles

Head Usher Leinster House
Head Usher Leinster House
Posted by CareersPortal
Captain Eva Balfe of the Irish Air Corps’ Communications & Information Services Squadron
Captain Eva Balfe of the Irish Air Corps’ Communications & Information Services Squadron
Posted by Irish Defence Forces
Mark Barry – Robotics Design Engineer
Mark Barry – Robotics Design Engineer
Posted by TUS Midwest (formerly LIT)
Director of Operations and Strategic Projects at Dell
Director of Operations and Strategic Projects at Dell
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Career Profile: Marketing Executive
Career Profile: Marketing Executive
Posted by CareersPortal
Chartered Accountant - Bank of Ireland
Chartered Accountant - Bank of Ireland
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
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