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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Motor Industry Apprentceships
Finding work in the Motor Industry - Motor Industry Apprentceships
Mariya Levchuk
Crew Trainer - Mariya Levchuk
UCD Forestry Degree
UCD - UCD Forestry Degree
Student Languages Ambassador - Aisling
Why Study Languages? - Spanish and German - Student Languages Ambassador - Aisling
Public Health Nurse
Public Health Nurse - Public Health Nurse

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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Tony Lenighan
Tony Lenighan, Forester

Tony Lenighan works as a Forester with Western Forestry Co-operative Society Ltd. Tony decided to follow in his father's footsteps as he also works in the sector.

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Career Articles

I want to be a judge despite my cerebral palsy
I want to be a judge despite my cerebral palsy
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A Week in My Family Therapy Practice
A Week in My Family Therapy Practice
Posted by CareersPortal
Rachel Curran - DKIT Event Management
Rachel Curran - DKIT Event Management
Posted by Dundalk Institute of Technology - DKIT
A day in the life of a Meteorologist
A day in the life of a Meteorologist
Posted by CareersPortal
Gregory H. Johnson - President - the Advancement of Science in Space and former NASA Astronaut
Gregory H. Johnson - President - the Advancement of Science in Space and former NASA Astronaut
Posted by ESERO Ireland
Deloitte Graduate in Audit & Assurance
Deloitte Graduate in Audit & Assurance
Posted by Deloitte
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