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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Ambulance Service
Emergency Medical Technician & Paramedic - Ambulance Service
Aidan Maher
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Student Ambassador - Languages
DCU Applied Languages and Translation Studies - Student Ambassador - Languages
Defence Forces Engineering Core
Defence Forces Engineering Core - Defence Forces Engineering Core
Commercial Diver
Commercial Diver - Commercial Diver

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, 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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Owen Hughes
Owen Hughes, Manufacturing Technician

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Career Articles

Mary Mullaghy - Science Teacher
Mary Mullaghy - Science Teacher
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Chartered Accountant - Pharmaceutical sector
Chartered Accountant - Pharmaceutical sector
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Fire Fighter & First Responder
Fire Fighter & First Responder
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It all adds up for Lauren thanks to Accounting Apprenticeship
It all adds up for Lauren thanks to Accounting Apprenticeship
Posted by Accounting Technicians Ireland
Chartered Accountant - State Street
Chartered Accountant - State Street
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
So you want to be a Data Scientist?
So you want to be a Data Scientist?
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