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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Educational Welfare Officer
Educational Welfare Officer - Educational Welfare Officer
Career Advice for Becoming a Planner
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Luke Drea
Event Rider - Luke Drea
Aoife O'Malley
Garda Trainee - Aoife O'Malley
HSE Webinar – Speech and Language Therapists
Speech and Language Therapists - HSE Webinar – Speech and Language Therapists

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?

Linguistic?

The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.

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Anna Holohan
Anna Holohan , Tax Manager

Anna Holohan works in the Corporate Tax department of Deloitte as a Tax Trainee. She holds a Business and Law Degree from UCD, along with a Masters of Accounting from UCD Smurfit. Within her role, she is responsible, among other things, for the corporation tax compliance for a portfolio of clients.

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Career Articles

Career Profile: Dairy Farm Owner
Career Profile: Dairy Farm Owner
Posted by Teagasc
Senior Tax Manager with PwC
Senior Tax Manager with PwC
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
Career Profile: Knitwear Designer
Career Profile: Knitwear Designer
Posted by CareersPortal
Meet James - Administrative Officer in the Economics Division in the Department of Finance
Meet James - Administrative Officer in the Economics Division in the Department of Finance
Posted by publicjobs
Aodhán Fitzgerald - Research Vessel Operations
Aodhán Fitzgerald - Research Vessel Operations
Posted by Marine Institute
Ellen Byrne - Creative Director
Ellen Byrne - Creative Director
Posted by CareersPortal
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