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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Breda Wright
Customer Care Manager - Breda Wright
Administrative Officer HR Department of Justice
Administrative Officer HR Department of Justice - Administrative Officer HR Department of Justice
Áine Crotty
Trainee Accountant - Áine Crotty
Intel
Meet the Design Team - Intel
Think Languages Event 2019
Think Languages Event - Think Languages Event 2019

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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Shane McDonagh
Shane McDonagh, Renewable Energy Engineer

Shane McDonagh is a Phd Researcher working in the area of renewable energy engineering. Shane uses computer programmes to analyse data and look for patterns that will tell us how energy systems will work on a big scale.

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Career Articles

Greg Ryan -Technical Solicitor
Greg Ryan -Technical Solicitor
Posted by The Law Society of Ireland - Diploma Centre
The Arts Job for CSI fans
The Arts Job for CSI fans
Posted by CareersPortal
Using STEM to revolutionise news
Using STEM to revolutionise news
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Why Further Education and Training (FET) could be the right choice for you after your Leaving Certificate
Why Further Education and Training (FET) could be the right choice for you after your Leaving Certificate
Posted by SOLAS
Aoife Lynch of the Irish Naval Service: "No two days are the same"
Aoife Lynch of the Irish Naval Service: "No two days are the same"
Posted by Irish Defence Forces
A Day in the life of a Podiatrist
A Day in the life of a Podiatrist
Posted by CareersPortal
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