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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Kieran Magee
Farm Manager - Dry Stock - Kieran Magee
Triona McGrath
Chemical Oceanographer - Triona McGrath
Rob D'Eath
Ceramics Designer - Rob D'Eath
ESERO
European Space Agency - ESERO
Transport Operations and Commerical Driver Apprenticeship
Commercial Driver Apprentice - Transport Operations and Commerical Driver Apprenticeship

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?

Enterprising?

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

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Megan McEvoy
Megan McEvoy, Dancer

Megan McEvoy works as a professional dancer. She has worked and studied in Spain where she learned the language, it then helped her communicate in castings and professional environments.

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Career Articles

So you want to be an Astronaut
So you want to be an Astronaut
Posted by CareersPortal
Aine Matthews, ESB Graduate Programme
Aine Matthews, ESB Graduate Programme
Posted by ESB
A Day in the Life of a Parliamentary Education Officer
A Day in the Life of a Parliamentary Education Officer
Posted by CareersPortal
Molecular Medicine Candidate in Trinity College
Molecular Medicine Candidate in Trinity College
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
From the Classics to Veterinary Nursing
From the Classics to Veterinary Nursing
Posted by CareersPortal
Indirect Tax Manager in EY
Indirect Tax Manager in EY
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
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