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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Glass Artist
Glass Artist - Glass Artist
Educational Welfare Officer
Educational Welfare Officer - Educational Welfare Officer
An Garda Síochána - Shuttle Run/Bleep Test
Shuttle Run Bleep Test - An Garda Síochána - Shuttle Run/Bleep Test
Damien Mason
Mechanical Engineer - Damien Mason
Fostering Social Worker - TUSLA
Fostering Social Worker - Fostering Social Worker - TUSLA

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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Aidan Maher
Aidan Maher, Site Manager - Grad Entry

Aiden Maher holds a degree in Construction Management from UL and has recently completed a part time masters degree in Project Management. Aiden's job involves acting as a co-ordinator between all parties to ensure construction projects run as smoothly as possible.

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Career Articles

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From Further Education to the Pulitzer
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Volunteers Tell of their Experiences Overseas
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6 Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language
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DCU Marketing, Innovation & Technology – What Is It?
DCU Marketing, Innovation & Technology – What Is It?
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My Career as a Freelance Prop Maker
My Career as a Freelance Prop Maker
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Careers in the Creative Arts - Theatre Management
Careers in the Creative Arts - Theatre Management
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