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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Centra Store Manager - Centra Careers – Store Manager
HR, Purchasing and Green Team Manager
HR, Purchasing and Green Team Manager - HR, Purchasing and Green Team Manager
Senior Planner South Dublin County Council
Senior Planner - Senior Planner South Dublin County Council

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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Hannah Smyth
Hannah Smyth , Events Programme Coordinator

Name: Hannah Smyth

Role/Position: Programme Coordinator

Business Name: Event Partners Ireland

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Career Articles

Frances McHugh - Teagasc Forestry Development Officer
Frances McHugh - Teagasc Forestry Development Officer
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
Career Profile - Equine - Stud Management
Career Profile - Equine - Stud Management
Posted by Teagasc
Examining Medical Device Design
Examining Medical Device Design
Posted by National College of Art and Design - NCAD
Career Profile - Agricultural Mechanisation
Career Profile - Agricultural Mechanisation
Posted by Teagasc
Tom O'Donoghue - Astrophotographer
Tom O'Donoghue - Astrophotographer
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Meeting the Educational Needs of 21st Century Farming
Meeting the Educational Needs of 21st Century Farming
Posted by CareersPortal
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