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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Dublin Fire Brigade Recruitment
Fire Fighter / Paramedic Recruitment - Dublin Fire Brigade Recruitment
Summer Intern at EDF Renewals
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Centra Careers – Store Manager
Centra Store Manager - Centra Careers – Store Manager
Bank of Ireland Graduate Programme (WAM)
Bank of Ireland Graduate Programme (WAM) - Bank of Ireland Graduate Programme (WAM)

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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Jamie McCarthy-Fisher
Jamie McCarthy-Fisher, Art Studio Manager

Jamie McCarthy-Fisher is an art studio manager working in Wild Goose Studios in Kinsale, Co Cork. He completed a MA (Hons) in English Literature in the University of Edinburgh and worked as a Journalist for some time. He moved to Ireland and started working in his Fathers studio where he now works full time as a Managing Director.

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Civil Engineer with Arup
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Colin Keogh - Research Engineer
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Key workplace skills for Trainee Chartered Accountants
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Claudia Sheridan - Electrical Engineer
Claudia Sheridan - Electrical Engineer
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10 Reasons Why You Should Study at CAFRE
10 Reasons Why You Should Study at CAFRE
Posted by CAFRE - College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise
From Marketing to Brewery Owner
From Marketing to Brewery Owner
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
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