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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Adrian Keatley - Race Horse Trainer
Race Horse Trainer - Adrian Keatley - Race Horse Trainer
Marketing and Communications Intern
Microsoft Marketing & Communications Intern - Marketing and Communications Intern
Teaching Transforms
Teacher - Teaching Transforms
Civil Service Career Paths
Career Paths - Civil Service Career Paths
Insurance Institute Certificate in Climate Risk
Insurance Institute Certificate in Climate Risk - Insurance Institute Certificate in Climate Risk

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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Robert Windle
Robert Windle, Forest Inspector

Robert Whindle is a Forest Inspector for the Forest Service. Robert's job enables him to travel around Ireland for half of his working week where he carries out field and desk inspections of applications for different forestry schemes and felling licences.

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Career Articles

A day in the Life of an Econophysicist
A day in the Life of an Econophysicist
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More roads than one to your chosen career
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HR, Purchasing and Green Manager at Hotel Doolin
HR, Purchasing and Green Manager at Hotel Doolin
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
Chemist - Dr Maryam Hajimohammadpour,
Chemist - Dr Maryam Hajimohammadpour,
Posted by BioPharmaChem Ireland
PLC - The Backdoor to a Career in Journalism
PLC - The Backdoor to a Career in Journalism
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Brian Tobin - Research Scientist in Forestry
Brian Tobin - Research Scientist in Forestry
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
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