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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Elaine Steiro
Franchisee - Elaine Steiro
HSE Webinar – Speech and Language Therapists
Speech and Language Therapists - HSE Webinar – Speech and Language Therapists
 Bloodstock Agent & Breeze Up Consignor
Bloodstock Agent & Breeze Up Consignor - Bloodstock Agent & Breeze Up Consignor
Margaret Donaghue
Prison Officer - Margaret Donaghue
HR Graduate at ESB
HR Graduate ESB - HR Graduate at ESB

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?

Enterprising?

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

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Oz Ilbrahmi
Oz Ilbrahmi, Manufacturing Specialist

Oz Ilbrahmi works as a CEO and Manufacturing Specialist. The inventing process and problem-solving are key things that Oz finds stimulating about his work.

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Career Articles

Ruby Walsh  - My Career as a Jockey
Ruby Walsh - My Career as a Jockey
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Commandant Jane O'Neill of the Engineer Corps: "It's never really your standard nine to five"
Commandant Jane O'Neill of the Engineer Corps: "It's never really your standard nine to five"
Posted by Irish Defence Forces
Health Informatics Lecturer at the University of Galway
Health Informatics Lecturer at the University of Galway
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Thinking of a Career in the Motor Industry?
Thinking of a Career in the Motor Industry?
Posted by SIMI
Maths Teacher Specialising in Deaf Education
Maths Teacher Specialising in Deaf Education
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Neil Murrey - Design Engineer
Neil Murrey - Design Engineer
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