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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Jonathan Smyth
Library Assistant - Jonathan Smyth
Construction Health and Safety Officer
Construction Health and Safety Officer - Construction Health and Safety Officer
Forestry Farmer
Forestry Farmer - Forestry Farmer
Shauna
Shift Manager - McDonald's - Shauna
Garda Careers in Action
Careers In Action - Garda Careers in Action

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?

Linguistic?

The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.

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Adam Nolan
Adam Nolan, Garda

Adam Nolan joined An Garda Síochána in 2008 and is part of the community police team in Bray Garda Station, Co. Wicklow. Adam is an avid boxer and one of his biggest achievements to date is representing Ireland in the Olympic Games.

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Career Articles

Nursery Owner
Nursery Owner
Posted by Teagasc
Working as a Scientific Fellow with Science Foundation Ireland
Working as a Scientific Fellow with Science Foundation Ireland
Posted by SFI - Science Foundation Ireland 3
Thinking of a career in Physiology and Neuroscience?
Thinking of a career in Physiology and Neuroscience?
Posted by CareersPortal
A Day in the Life of a Hotel Manager
A Day in the Life of a Hotel Manager
Posted by CareersPortal
Q&A with an Offshore Environmental & Consents Manager
Q&A with an Offshore Environmental & Consents Manager
Posted by Wind Energy Ireland
Hear from recent graduate Niamh Walsh about her journey to pursue nursing!
Hear from recent graduate Niamh Walsh about her journey to pursue nursing!
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
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