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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Building Futures: Apprenticeship Diversity
Apprenticeship Diversity - Building Futures: Apprenticeship Diversity
Logistics Associate Apprenticeship
Dawn Meats Logistics Associate Apprenticeship - Logistics Associate Apprenticeship
SuperValu Fruit & Veg Manager
Supervalu Fruit & Veg Manager - SuperValu Fruit & Veg Manager
David Morgan
Carpenter - David Morgan
Barry Doyle
Chief Financial Officer - Barry Doyle

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?

Administrative?

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

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Shane Callanan
Shane Callanan, Electronic Engineer

Shane Callanan works as an Electronic Engineer with Excelsys Technologies. He heads up the  Applications Engineering group and specialises in the area of power supplies. He a received a Batchelor of Engineering from the Cork Institute of Technology.

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Career Articles

A day in the life of a Meteorologist
A day in the life of a Meteorologist
Posted by CareersPortal
SEO & Grow – DCU Alumni share their success story
SEO & Grow – DCU Alumni share their success story
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Q&A with Lawyer & Senior Associate
Q&A with Lawyer & Senior Associate
Posted by Wind Energy Ireland
Chef de Partie at the Vanilla Pod Restaurant
Chef de Partie at the Vanilla Pod Restaurant
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
A day in the life of a Research Librarian - Leinster House
A day in the life of a Research Librarian - Leinster House
Posted by CareersPortal
What is a Planner?
What is a Planner?
Posted by Office of the Planning Regulator
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