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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Carpentry Apprentice
Carpentry Apprentice - Carpentry Apprentice
Eileen Faherty
Electrician / Quantity Surveyor - Eileen Faherty
Laboratory Astrophysics
Laboratory Astrophysics - Laboratory Astrophysics
Insurance Apprentice
Insurance Practitioner Apprentice - Insurance Apprentice
Marketing Manager (Irish Language)
Marketing Manager (Irish Language) - Marketing Manager (Irish Language)

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, the performing arts 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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Mary Jo Sheridan
Mary Jo Sheridan, Tourism Manager - Dublinia

Mary Jo Sheridan is Tourism Manager at Dublinia. She studied a Diploma in Hospitality Management, Supervisory Management, Front of House Management and completed a Level 6 Business Management.

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Career Articles

I Want Your Job: Window dresser
I Want Your Job: Window dresser
Posted by CareersPortal
Clay Artist
Clay Artist
Posted by Design & Crafts Council Ireland
How a PLC and an apprenticeship led to a career in Network Engineering
How a PLC and an apprenticeship led to a career in Network Engineering
Posted by CareersPortal
Aoife Lynch - Irish Naval Service
Aoife Lynch - Irish Naval Service
Posted by Irish Defence Forces
Key workplace skills for Trainee Chartered Accountants
Key workplace skills for Trainee Chartered Accountants
Posted by Deloitte
Shane Carthy- Sports Science DCU
Shane Carthy- Sports Science DCU
Posted by CareersPortal
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