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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Conradh na Gaeilge Development Manager
Development Manager (Irish Language) - Conradh na Gaeilge Development Manager
James Sheridan
Restaurant Manager - James Sheridan
Social Care Worker - Tusla
Social Care Worker - Social Care Worker - Tusla
Educational Options for Students & Adults with Disabilities
Educational Options for Students & Adults with Disabilities - Educational Options for Students & Adults with Disabilities
Sales Assistant Supervalu
Sales Assistant Supervalu - Sales Assistant Supervalu

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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Breda Ni Mhaoláin
Breda Ni Mhaoláin, Interpreter

Breda Ni Mhaoláin works as an Interpreter for the European Parliment. After she completed a BA in Irish and Psychology in NUI Galway, she did a masters in Translation. Following a few years working, she specialised by doing a diploma in Conference Interpreting.

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Career Articles

From botany to business: my experience interning at Deloitte
From botany to business: my experience interning at Deloitte
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Meeting the Educational Needs of 21st Century Farming
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Captain Eva Balfe of the Irish Air Corps’ Communications & Information Services Squadron
Captain Eva Balfe of the Irish Air Corps’ Communications & Information Services Squadron
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So you want to be an Astronaut
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Earn While You Learn in The Hospitality Sector
Earn While You Learn in The Hospitality Sector
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It all adds up for Lauren thanks to Accounting Apprenticeship
It all adds up for Lauren thanks to Accounting Apprenticeship
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