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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SuperValu Store Assistant
Supervalu Store Assistant - SuperValu Store Assistant
Assistant Horse Trainer & Head Travelling Lass
Assistant Horse Trainer & Head Travelling Lass - Assistant Horse Trainer & Head Travelling Lass
Accounting Technician Apprentice
Accounting Technician Apprentice - Accounting Technician Apprentice
Roseann Gilligan
Executive Officer - Roseann Gilligan
Think Languages Event
Think Languages - Think Languages Event

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?

Creative?

Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.

Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.

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Sophie Gough
Sophie Gough, Tourism, Events & Marketing Officer

Sophie Gough is Tourism, Events & Marketing Officer at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin.

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Career Articles

Career Profile: Dairy Farm Owner
Career Profile: Dairy Farm Owner
Posted by Teagasc
A day in the life of a Medical Physicist
A day in the life of a Medical Physicist
Posted by CareersPortal
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Psychologist
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Psychologist
Posted by CareersPortal
Life as a Shipping Company Executive
Life as a Shipping Company Executive
Posted by Marine Institute
Partner in Financial Services Tax at PwC
Partner in Financial Services Tax at PwC
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
What Can I do with a Degree in Engineering?
What Can I do with a Degree in Engineering?
Posted by CareersPortal
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