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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National Stud Accounts Department
National Stud Accounts Department - National Stud Accounts Department
Business Support - ICT
Business Support ICT - Business Support - ICT
EirGrid Engineering Graduate Programme
EirGrid Graduate Programme - EirGrid Engineering Graduate Programme
Career Sector Overview: Engineering, Manufacturing & Energy
Engineering, Manufacturing & Energy - Career Sector Overview: Engineering, Manufacturing & Energy
Anna Holohan
Tax Manager - Anna Holohan

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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Manus O’Boyle
Manus O’Boyle, Marine Engineer

Manus O’Boyle is a Marine Engineer and Manager at Donegal Sea Adventure.

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Career Articles

Research Scientist, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Research Scientist, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
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Hear from Mark Smyth - Senior Clinical Psychologist
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Pulse College Graduate - Music Production for Games
Pulse College Graduate - Music Production for Games
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Support for Leaving Cert Business, Accounting and Economics
Support for Leaving Cert Business, Accounting and Economics
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The Arts Job for CSI fans
The Arts Job for CSI fans
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From Marketing to Brewery Owner
From Marketing to Brewery Owner
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
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