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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Retail Buying/Trading Assistant
Trading Assistant - Retail Buying/Trading Assistant
Executive Officer - Civil Service
Executive Officer - Executive Officer - Civil Service
IDA Business Development Executive
IDA Business Development Executive - IDA Business Development Executive
Irish Defence Forces Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Troop Live Fire Exercise
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Troop - Irish Defence Forces Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Troop Live Fire Exercise
Marie Kane - Medical Device Design
Medical Device Design - Marie Kane - Medical Device Design

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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Ross McKeogh
Ross McKeogh, Musgrave Retail Graduate Programme

Ross McKeogh is on the Musgrave Retail Graduate Programme and holds a first class honours degree in Business Studies, Finance & Economics. Ross is also currently studying to become a CIMA qualified accountant.

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Career Articles

CPA E-Learning Student
CPA E-Learning Student
Posted by Certified Public Accountants Ireland
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Molecular Medicine Candidate in Trinity College
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
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So you want to own your own Fashion Boutique?
Posted by CareersPortal
How an episode of Nationwide took me from selling clothes to making them
How an episode of Nationwide took me from selling clothes to making them
Posted by CareersPortal
SETU - Recreation and Sport Management Graduate
SETU - Recreation and Sport Management Graduate
Posted by SETU - Waterford Campus
Women Step into Farming – Teresa Roche's farm diversification story
Women Step into Farming – Teresa Roche's farm diversification story
Posted by CareersPortal
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