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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Executive Officer - Civil Service
Executive Officer - Executive Officer - Civil Service
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Robert Bowe - Finding a career for life in tourism
Restaurant Manager - Robert Bowe - Finding a career for life in tourism
AIB Accountant
Accountant - AIB Accountant
Musgrave Graduate Finance Programme
Musgrave Graduate Finance Programme - Musgrave Graduate Finance Programme

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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Catherine Ahearn
Catherine Ahearn, Data Scientist

Catherine Ahearn is a Data Scientist. Her job involves researching various mathematical and machine learning techniques, and writing code to create predictive models using large amounts of data.

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Adrian Collins - Physics Researcher
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UCD Graduate Testimonials: Architecture
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Hotel Sales & Marketing Director at 5 Star Resort
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
Chartered Tax Adviser KPMG
Chartered Tax Adviser KPMG
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
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Career Profile - Equine - Horsemanship
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A Day in the Life of Ireland's only Theme Park Manager
A Day in the Life of Ireland's only Theme Park Manager
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