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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Dairy Farmer
Dairy Farmer - Dairy Farmer
Brian Kelly
Science Entrepreneur - Brian Kelly
Landscape Enterprise Course - What will I study?
Landscape Enterprise - Landscape Enterprise Course - What will I study?
David Hannon - Teagasc Horticulture Student
Teagasc Horticulture Student - David Hannon - Teagasc Horticulture Student
Summer Intern at EDF Renewals
Summer Intern at EDF Renewals - Summer Intern at EDF Renewals

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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Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh, Beauty Therapist

Katie Walsh works as a spa manager on cruise ships. Katie lived in France for a year at the age of sixteen where she became fluent in the language which has now given her the opportunity to travel in her career.

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Career Articles

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ESB Network Technician - Take the Apprenticeship Route
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Aoife Kelly - Digital Marketing Specialist
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Exploring Science Careers - DATA ANALYST
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How the Accounting Apprenticeship Can Advance Your Career
How the Accounting Apprenticeship Can Advance Your Career
Posted by Accounting Technicians Ireland
Tom Kent - Forestry Lecturer in WIT
Tom Kent - Forestry Lecturer in WIT
Posted by Forestry Careers Ireland
Discover the Apprenticeship Route to an Accounting Technician’s Career
Discover the Apprenticeship Route to an Accounting Technician’s Career
Posted by Accounting Technicians Ireland
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