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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Life at AIB
Life at AIB - Life at AIB
Edel Butler
Administrative Officer - Edel Butler
Dr Jan Steiner
Anaesthetist - Dr Jan Steiner
Megan McEvoy
Dancer - Megan McEvoy

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, the performing arts 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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Linda Coghlan
Linda Coghlan, Forester

Linda Coghlan works as a Forester with The Forestry Company. Her job includes mapping; felling licence applications; reporting and management plans.

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Career Articles

Blacksmith Forges Art with Sparks of Inspiration
Blacksmith Forges Art with Sparks of Inspiration
Posted by CareersPortal
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
CPA for School Leavers
CPA for School Leavers
Posted by Certified Public Accountants Ireland
Seppi Hona - Forestry District Inspector
Seppi Hona - Forestry District Inspector
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Mike Gleaves - Technical Director
Mike Gleaves - Technical Director
Posted by CareersPortal
SETU - Recreation and Sport Management Graduate
SETU - Recreation and Sport Management Graduate
Posted by SETU - Waterford Campus
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