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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Aoife O'Malley
Garda Trainee - Aoife O'Malley
Angela & Aoife: Apprentice Painters
Apprentice Painters / Decorators - Angela & Aoife: Apprentice Painters
Ian Lawlor - Teagasc Horticulture Student
Teagasc Horticulture Student - Ian Lawlor - Teagasc Horticulture Student
Sharon Rabi
Design Engineer / Entrepreneur - Sharon Rabi
Support Engineer at Microsoft
Support Engineer at Microsoft - Support Engineer at Microsoft

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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Sarah Tenanty
Sarah Tenanty, Finance Operations

Sarah Tenanty Is the Financial Operations Lead for Zurich General Insurance in Ireland. Sarah entered the world of work after completing year one of a Level 8 Accounting and Finance degree at Dundalk Institute of Technology. She has completed her Professional Diploma in Insurance and is currently studying for her Management Diploma in Insurance.

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Career Articles

Chartered Tax Adviser KPMG
Chartered Tax Adviser KPMG
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
A Day in the Life of a Hotel Manager
A Day in the Life of a Hotel Manager
Posted by CareersPortal
Hear from recent graduate Niamh Walsh about her journey to pursue nursing!
Hear from recent graduate Niamh Walsh about her journey to pursue nursing!
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Make Yourself Employable with a Postgrad as Gaeilge
Make Yourself Employable with a Postgrad as Gaeilge
Posted by CareersPortal
There's always an alternative route to college
There's always an alternative route to college
Posted by CareersPortal
Dublin mum’s drive for change leads to accounting qualification
Dublin mum’s drive for change leads to accounting qualification
Posted by Accounting Technicians Ireland
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