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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Sinead Ni Ghairbhith
Cheese Maker - Sinead Ni Ghairbhith
Marianne Cusack
Garda Sergeant - Marianne Cusack
Dairy Farmer
Dairy Farmer - Dairy Farmer
Cian Fitzgibbon
Electrical Engineer ESB Graduate - Cian Fitzgibbon
Tara McCarthy
How Languages can help your Career - Tara McCarthy

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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John Oglesby
John Oglesby, Deck Hand

John Oglesby is a Deck Hand working with Neptune Fishing Company.

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Career Articles

A Career in the Hotel Sector
A Career in the Hotel Sector
Posted by CareersPortal
Director of Sales - Veon Foresters
Director of Sales - Veon Foresters
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
Andrew Allen - Psychologist
Andrew Allen - Psychologist
Posted by CareersPortal
Q&A with an Offshore Environmental & Consents Manager
Q&A with an Offshore Environmental & Consents Manager
Posted by Wind Energy Ireland
Maeve Tobin - Osteoarchaeologist
Maeve Tobin - Osteoarchaeologist
Posted by CareersPortal
Fire Fighter & First Responder
Fire Fighter & First Responder
Posted by CareersPortal
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