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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Tourism Manager National Stud
Tourism Manager National Stud - Tourism Manager National Stud
Student Ambassador - Languages
Applied Languages and Translation Studies - Student Ambassador - Languages
HR, Purchasing and Green Team Manager
HR, Purchasing and Green Team Manager - HR, Purchasing and Green Team Manager
Ciara Roosli
Activities Instructer - Ciara Roosli
Brian Cadigan
Primary School Teacher - Brian Cadigan

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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Kevin Moran
Kevin Moran, Insurance Administrator

Kevin Moran is a Life and Pensions Administrator with Cornmarket Group Financial Services. Kevin graduated from NUIG with a degree in Public and Social Policy followed by a masters in public administration. His work involves administering savings and pension policies to employees in the public sector.

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Career Articles

Career Profile: Marketing Executive
Career Profile: Marketing Executive
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A day in the life of a Games Developer
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Seppi Hona - Forestry District Inspector
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Accounting Technicians Ireland Diploma Graduate
Accounting Technicians Ireland Diploma Graduate
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Working as a Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Working as a Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Shannon College of Hotel Management BBS Graduate
Shannon College of Hotel Management BBS Graduate
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