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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Careers at AIB
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Building your Employability Skills on Campus
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Rodney Cadden, Margaret Daly & David McLoughlin
Garda Reserve - Rodney Cadden, Margaret Daly & David McLoughlin
Higher Executive Officer Foras na Gaelige
Higher Executive Officer Foras na Gaelige - Higher Executive Officer Foras na Gaelige
Vivienne Breathnach
Lawyer Linguist-Barrister - Vivienne Breathnach

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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Shane Callanan
Shane Callanan, Electronic Engineer

Shane Callanan works as an Electronic Engineer with Excelsys Technologies. He heads up the  Applications Engineering group and specialises in the area of power supplies. He a received a Batchelor of Engineering from the Cork Institute of Technology.

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Career Articles

Career Profile: Farm Business Owner
Career Profile: Farm Business Owner
Posted by Teagasc
Genetics student & Co-Director at Germinaid Innovations
Genetics student & Co-Director at Germinaid Innovations
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
A Day in the life of a Dublin Zookeeper
A Day in the life of a Dublin Zookeeper
Posted by CareersPortal
Qualifications vs Experience - What Matters Most in IT?
Qualifications vs Experience - What Matters Most in IT?
Posted by CareersPortal
Working as a Professional Make up Artist
Working as a Professional Make up Artist
Posted by CareersPortal
Shauna Harris - Software Engineer
Shauna Harris - Software Engineer
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