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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Paddy Power
Insurance Practitioner Apprentice - Paddy Power
Roisín Howard
Software Engineer - Roisín Howard
HSE Webinar - Working on Children’s Disability Network Teams
Children’s Disability Network Teams - HSE Webinar - Working on Children’s Disability Network Teams
Gordon Campbell
Earth Observation Application Engineer - Gordon Campbell
Dairy Farmer
Dairy Farmer - Dairy Farmer

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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Oz Ilbrahmi
Oz Ilbrahmi, Manufacturing Specialist

Oz Ilbrahmi works as a CEO and Manufacturing Specialist. The inventing process and problem-solving are key things that Oz finds stimulating about his work.

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Data Analytics plays huge role in STEM innovation
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Anne McCarville - Manufacturing Engineering Lead
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Chartered Accountant - Royal Bank of Canada
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Chartered Accountant - Irish Cancer Society
Chartered Accountant - Irish Cancer Society
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Career Profile - Agricultural Mechanisation
Career Profile - Agricultural Mechanisation
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Meet Con - Administrative Officer in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Meet Con - Administrative Officer in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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