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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EirGrid IT Graduate Programme
EirGrid IT Graduate Programme - EirGrid IT Graduate Programme
Aftercare Worker
Aftercare Worker - Aftercare Worker
David - Department of Finance
Department of Finance - David - Department of Finance
Automotive Technician Apprentice
Automotive Technician Apprentice - Automotive Technician Apprentice
Horticulturalist
Horticulturalist - Horticulturalist

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?

Social?

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

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Mark Clery
Mark Clery, Regional Forester

Mark Clery works as a Regional Forester for SWS Forestry Services Ltd. Mark feels that the business and forestry modules on his course at WIT proved to be most important for his current occupation.

 

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Career Articles

Women Step into Farming – Hannah Quinn Mulligan's sustainability journey
Women Step into Farming – Hannah Quinn Mulligan's sustainability journey
Posted by CareersPortal
DCU Graduate Story - Global Business Canada
DCU Graduate Story - Global Business Canada
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Working as a Consultant Psychiatrist -  Dr Tom Foley
Working as a Consultant Psychiatrist - Dr Tom Foley
Posted by Health Service Executive
Molecular Medicine - TCD
Molecular Medicine - TCD
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
AIB Graduate Testimonials
AIB Graduate Testimonials
Posted by AIB
Karen Walsh - Solicitor in Practice
Karen Walsh - Solicitor in Practice
Posted by The Law Society of Ireland - Diploma Centre
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