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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Team Leader at SuperValu
Supervalu Team Leader - Team Leader at SuperValu
Finola Twomey - Expanding your horizons with a tourism sales career
Revenue Manager - Finola Twomey - Expanding your horizons with a tourism sales career
Senior Financial Manager - Microsoft
Senior Financial Manager - Senior Financial Manager - Microsoft
ES Graduate Programme
Graduate Programme - ES Graduate Programme
A Day in the life of an Irish Air Corps Pilot
Air Corps Pilot - A Day in the life of an Irish Air Corps Pilot

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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Aidan Maher
Aidan Maher, Site Manager - Grad Entry

Aiden Maher holds a degree in Construction Management from UL and has recently completed a part time masters degree in Project Management. Aiden's job involves acting as a co-ordinator between all parties to ensure construction projects run as smoothly as possible.

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Career Articles

Theology Student at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
Theology Student at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
Posted by St. Patrick's Pontifical University
Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
Animal Geneticist - Teagasc
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Ruby Walsh  - My Career as a Jockey
Ruby Walsh - My Career as a Jockey
Posted by CareersPortal
Phytoplankton Analyst
Phytoplankton Analyst
Posted by Marine Institute
So you want to be an Archaeologist?
So you want to be an Archaeologist?
Posted by CareersPortal
Studying to become a CPA at Dairygold
Studying to become a CPA at Dairygold
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