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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Accountancy Partner - John McElhinney
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Graduate Opportunities 2020 | Mary
Administrative Officer - Graduate Opportunities 2020 | Mary

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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Anne-Marie Kennedy
Anne-Marie Kennedy, Chartered Sport Psychologist

Anne-Marie is a self-employed Chartered Sport Psychologist working in international Cricket, tennis, golf, GAA, swimming, cycling and martial arts.

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Career Articles

What does a Museum Curator Do?
What does a Museum Curator Do?
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What life is really like as an artistic director
What life is really like as an artistic director
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So you want to be an Electrical Engineer?
So you want to be an Electrical Engineer?
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Maedhbh O'Driscoll: Corporate Finance
Maedhbh O'Driscoll: Corporate Finance
Posted by Deloitte
Research Scientist, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Research Scientist, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Posted by Marine Institute
So you want to work in Music
So you want to work in Music
Posted by CareersPortal
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