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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Japanese Language Trip
Japanese Exchange Trip - Japanese Language Trip
Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program
WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Programme - Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program
Claire Hanrahan
Auditor - Claire Hanrahan
Landscape Enterprise Course - What will I study?
Landscape Enterprise - Landscape Enterprise Course - What will I study?
Des Lalor
Wind Engineer - Des Lalor

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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Edel Carleton
Edel Carleton, JET Coordinator - Japanese Embassy

Edel Carleton is JET Coordinator for the Embassy of Japan in Ireland. After spending time in Japan working as an assistant language teacher, she now recruits people for the Japan exchange and teaching programme.

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Career Articles

From the Classics to Veterinary Nursing
From the Classics to Veterinary Nursing
Posted by CareersPortal
Laboratory Apprentice - Milena Smokowska
Laboratory Apprentice - Milena Smokowska
Posted by BioPharmaChem Ireland
Transferable skills helped Orlaith in her career and as an entrepreneur
Transferable skills helped Orlaith in her career and as an entrepreneur
Posted by SETU - Waterford Campus
Solar Physicist - TCD
Solar Physicist - TCD
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Fergus McAuliffe - PhD Researcher
Fergus McAuliffe - PhD Researcher
Posted by CareersPortal
Jane Stout - Ecologist
Jane Stout - Ecologist
Posted by CareersPortal
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