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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Mairéad - Department of Communications, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and Gaeltacht
Executive Officer - Mairéad - Department of Communications, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and Gaeltacht
Lawyer Linguist EU (Irish)
Lawyer Linguist EU (Irish) - Lawyer Linguist EU (Irish)
Rasaq Falade
Garda Reserve - Rasaq Falade
Career Sector Overview: Engineering, Manufacturing & Energy
Engineering, Manufacturing & Energy - Career Sector Overview: Engineering, Manufacturing & Energy
Mary Ita Heffernan
Social Worker - Mary Ita Heffernan

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?

Social?

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

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Patrick Kinnaird
Patrick Kinnaird, Marine Biologist

Patrick Kinnaird is a Marine Biologist working with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group.

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Career Articles

Leaving Certificate Physics - Meet the Student
Leaving Certificate Physics - Meet the Student
Posted by CareersPortal
Marie Kissane - Process Chemist
Marie Kissane - Process Chemist
Posted by CareersPortal
Maths Teacher Specialising in Deaf Education
Maths Teacher Specialising in Deaf Education
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Women Step into Farming – A succession success story with Sophie Bell
Women Step into Farming – A succession success story with Sophie Bell
Posted by CareersPortal
A Day in the Life of an Ecologist & Aerial Surveyor
A Day in the Life of an Ecologist & Aerial Surveyor
Posted by Wind Energy Ireland
10 Reasons Why You Should Study at CAFRE
10 Reasons Why You Should Study at CAFRE
Posted by CAFRE - College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise
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