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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Vidisha Vishwasa
Technology Consultant - Vidisha Vishwasa
UCD Forestry Degree
UCD - UCD Forestry Degree
Margaret Donaghue
Prison Officer - Margaret Donaghue
Luke Drea
Event Rider - Luke Drea

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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Natasha Ibanez
Natasha Ibanez , Mechanical Engineer

Natasha Ibanez has a Bachelors of Engineering from UCD, where she specialised in Mechanical Engineering. She is currently working on a project in the Ukraine with Irish Cement, building a new cement line.

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Career Articles

From 200 points to Occupational Therapy
From 200 points to Occupational Therapy
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So you want to work in Video Games
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Chartered Accountant - Irish Cancer Society
Chartered Accountant - Irish Cancer Society
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
EY Data Analyst
EY Data Analyst
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Technology Consulting Analyst at Accenture
Technology Consulting Analyst at Accenture
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Migrations Specialist at HubSpot
Migrations Specialist at HubSpot
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
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