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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Dave McInerney
Garda - Dave McInerney
Revenue and Customs - Dog Handler
Revenue and Customs Dog Handler - Revenue and Customs - Dog Handler
Dublin Fire Brigade Extrication & Trauma Team
Extrication & Trauma Team - Dublin Fire Brigade Extrication & Trauma Team
Teaching Transforms
Teaching Transforms - Shape the Future - Teaching Transforms
Triona McGrath
Chemical Oceanographer - Triona McGrath

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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Cecilia Fenech
Cecilia Fenech, Environmental Scientist

Cecilia Fenech works as an environmental researcher. Her main responsibility is to conduct research on identifying the sources of nitrate pollution in our rivers.

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Career Articles

Industrial Designer
Industrial Designer
Posted by Design & Crafts Council Ireland
Career Profile – Automotive Technician
Career Profile – Automotive Technician
Posted by SIMI
Life as a guide dog puppy trainer
Life as a guide dog puppy trainer
Posted by CareersPortal
Changing careers later in life, Gerry O’Shea follows his passion for Law
Changing careers later in life, Gerry O’Shea follows his passion for Law
Posted by CareersPortal
A Day in the life of a Cruise Ship Receptionist
A Day in the life of a Cruise Ship Receptionist
Posted by CareersPortal
Pulse College Graduate - Music Technology
Pulse College Graduate - Music Technology
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