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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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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Ciara Shine
Ciara Shine , Mareting Manager

Ciara Shine is Marketing Manager at Shines Seafood.

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Working as Head of Operations at Engineering Firm Enbio
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Cecilia Fenech - Environmental Scientist
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Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
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4 myths you've heard about working in insurance  (and why they're completely untrue)
4 myths you've heard about working in insurance (and why they're completely untrue)
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Shane O'Donnell - Genetics Student at UCC
Shane O'Donnell - Genetics Student at UCC
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A day in the life of a Medical Physicist
A day in the life of a Medical Physicist
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