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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A Day in the Life at Pfizer
A Day in the Life of a Pfizer Scientist - A Day in the Life at Pfizer
Claire Hanrahan
Auditor - Claire Hanrahan
What Sparked Your Interest in Planning?
What Sparked Your Interest in Planning? - What Sparked Your Interest in Planning?
Logistics Associate Apprenticeship
Dawn Meats Logistics Associate Apprenticeship - Logistics Associate Apprenticeship
Social Worker at Tusla
Social Worker - Social Worker at Tusla

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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Fiona Keyes
Fiona Keyes, Chef

Fiona Keyes is Chef and Director of Dublin Food and Wine Luxury Catering & Events.

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Career Articles

The FET Route to a Nursing Career
The FET Route to a Nursing Career
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So you want to be an Astronomer
So you want to be an Astronomer
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Commis Chef Apprenticeship
Commis Chef Apprenticeship
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Changing careers later in life, Gerry O’Shea follows his passion for Law
Changing careers later in life, Gerry O’Shea follows his passion for Law
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So you want to be sports engineer
So you want to be sports engineer
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ATI Diploma Graduate
ATI Diploma Graduate
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