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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Actor (Irish Language)
Actor (Irish Language) - Actor (Irish Language)
Project Planning Manager Irish Water
Project Planning Manager - Project Planning Manager Irish Water
National Stud Accounts Department
National Stud Accounts Department - National Stud Accounts Department
Dairy Farmer and Cheese Producer
Farmer and Cheese Producer - Dairy Farmer and Cheese Producer
Tiarnán O'Neill - Finance Director
Finance Director - Tiarnán O'Neill - Finance Director

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?

Creative?

Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.

Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.

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Billy Larkin
Billy Larkin, Logistics Coordinator

Billy Larkin is a Logistics Coordinator working with CIE Tours.

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Career Articles

What does a Museum Curator Do?
What does a Museum Curator Do?
Posted by CareersPortal
Career Profile - Poultry Management
Career Profile - Poultry Management
Posted by Teagasc
Glass Artist
Glass Artist
Posted by Design & Crafts Council Ireland
A career in Food Science
A career in Food Science
Posted by CareersPortal
Fergus McAuliffe - PhD Researcher
Fergus McAuliffe - PhD Researcher
Posted by CareersPortal
CPA Part Time and Distance Learning
CPA Part Time and Distance Learning
Posted by Certified Public Accountants Ireland
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