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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Student Languages Ambassador - Blaithin
The Benefits of Studying Russian, Spanish and Japanese - Student Languages Ambassador - Blaithin
Brian Howard
Guidance Counsellor - Brian Howard
Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship
Wind Turbine Technician - Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship
Anna Holohan
Tax Manager - Anna Holohan
Teaching Transforms
Teaching Transforms - Shape the Future - Teaching Transforms

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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Sara Hickey
Sara Hickey , Assistant Trading Manager

Sara Hickey is Assistant Trading Manager at Musgrave and holds a BSC in Food marketing and Entrepreneurship from UCC.

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Career Articles

Fionnghuala O’Reilly - Engineer and NASA Datanut
Fionnghuala O’Reilly - Engineer and NASA Datanut
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Chartered Accountant - Wells Fargo
Chartered Accountant - Wells Fargo
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Rachel Curran - DKIT Event Management
Rachel Curran - DKIT Event Management
Posted by Dundalk Institute of Technology - DKIT
DkIT Sports Scholar & Student on BA in Hospitality Management
DkIT Sports Scholar & Student on BA in Hospitality Management
Posted by Dundalk Institute of Technology - DKIT
A day in the life of a Community Engagement Manager
A day in the life of a Community Engagement Manager
Posted by CareersPortal
Meet Kate McMahon - a Counselling Psychologist
Meet Kate McMahon - a Counselling Psychologist
Posted by Health Service Executive
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