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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Nursing Careers
Nursing Careers - Nursing Careers
Carpentry & Joinery
Apprentice Carpenter - Carpentry & Joinery
Deborah Somorin - Accountant & Charity Founder
Accountant - Deborah Somorin - Accountant & Charity Founder
ohnson & Johnson Re-Ignite Return-to-Work Programme
Re-Ignite Return-to-Work Programme (Data Analyst) - ohnson & Johnson Re-Ignite Return-to-Work Programme
Sysco Logistics Associate Apprentieship
Sysco Logistics Associate Apprenticeship - Sysco Logistics Associate Apprentieship

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?

Investigative?

The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.

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Catherine Ahearn
Catherine Ahearn, Data Scientist

Catherine Ahearn is a Data Scientist. Her job involves researching various mathematical and machine learning techniques, and writing code to create predictive models using large amounts of data.

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Career Articles

A day in the life of a Medical Physicist
A day in the life of a Medical Physicist
Posted by CareersPortal
CPA Part Time and Distance Learning
CPA Part Time and Distance Learning
Posted by Certified Public Accountants Ireland
6 Ways to make a career out of Irish Dancing
6 Ways to make a career out of Irish Dancing
Posted by CareersPortal
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Returning home to Ireland to work in Construction
Posted by Construction Industry Federation
Shane Carthy- Sports Science DCU
Shane Carthy- Sports Science DCU
Posted by CareersPortal
 Data Analytics plays huge role in STEM innovation
Data Analytics plays huge role in STEM innovation
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
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