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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Caroline Austin
Senior Associate Solicitor - Caroline Austin
Horticulture at National Botanic Gardens
Studying Horticulture at National Botanic Gardens - Horticulture at National Botanic Gardens
Gorka Arieta - Head Chef
Head Chef - Gorka Arieta - Head Chef
Ciaran MacSamhrain
Engineer - Transport Infrastructure Ireland - Ciaran MacSamhrain
Accenture
Working at Accenture - Accenture

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?

Social?

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

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Anna Holohan
Anna Holohan , Tax Manager

Anna Holohan works in the Corporate Tax department of Deloitte as a Tax Trainee. She holds a Business and Law Degree from UCD, along with a Masters of Accounting from UCD Smurfit. Within her role, she is responsible, among other things, for the corporation tax compliance for a portfolio of clients.

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Senior Travel Advisor, Cork City Tourist Information Centre
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Sophie O’ Hare - Digital Marketing Executive Horse Racing Ireland
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A Career in Furniture Design
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Meet James - Administrative Officer in the Economics Division in the Department of Finance
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