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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Musgrave Graduate Programme
Musgrave Graduate Programme - Musgrave Graduate Programme
Drystock Farmer
Drystock Farmer - Drystock Farmer
Student Ambassador - Languages
Why Study Languages? - Spanish and Mandarin Chinese - Student Ambassador - Languages
Dublin Airport Airside Management Unit
Safety Operations at Dublin Airport - Dublin Airport Airside Management Unit
Student Languages Ambassador - Julia
Why Study Languages? - Polish and Spanish - Student Languages Ambassador - Julia

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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Aine Ni Dhubhain
Aine Ni Dhubhain, Forestry Lecturer

Aine Ni Dhubhain is currently a lecturer in Forestry at UCD. Aine is also involved in a number of research projects and writes papers for scientific journals.

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Career Articles

My Job as a Manufacturing Technician at Intel
My Job as a Manufacturing Technician at Intel
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Meet Nigel - Administrative Officer in the Banking Division of the Department of Finance
Meet Nigel - Administrative Officer in the Banking Division of the Department of Finance
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Communication, Advertising & Marketing Student
Communication, Advertising & Marketing Student
Posted by Ulster University - Belfast Campus
A Career as a Business Analyst
A Career as a Business Analyst
Posted by CareersPortal
From Leaving Cert Disaster to Michelin Star Cooking
From Leaving Cert Disaster to Michelin Star Cooking
Posted by CareersPortal
Vegetable Farmer
Vegetable Farmer
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