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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CEO and Entrepreneur - CEO and Entrepreneur - Gourmet Food Parlour
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CEO & Chartered Accountant - Ronan Dunne - CEO Chartered Accountant
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Johnson & Johnson Vision Care - How to land a job at Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Irish Translator (EU)
Translator EU (Irish) - Irish Translator (EU)
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Why is the Laboratory Apprenticeship so Important? - Why is the Laboratory Apprenticeship so important?

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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Anne-Marie Kennedy
Anne-Marie Kennedy, Chartered Sport Psychologist

Anne-Marie is a self-employed Chartered Sport Psychologist working in international Cricket, tennis, golf, GAA, swimming, cycling and martial arts.

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Career Articles

Roseanne Dizon - Student Engineer
Roseanne Dizon - Student Engineer
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
Shane O'Donnell - Genetics Student at UCC
Shane O'Donnell - Genetics Student at UCC
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Q and A with Thomas Street Volunteer Ambassador
Q and A with Thomas Street Volunteer Ambassador
Posted by CareersPortal
Technology Consulting Analyst at Accenture
Technology Consulting Analyst at Accenture
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Q&A with Lawyer & Senior Associate
Q&A with Lawyer & Senior Associate
Posted by Wind Energy Ireland
Colin Walshe - Electrical Engineer
Colin Walshe - Electrical Engineer
Posted by ESB
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