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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Carpenter - David Morgan
Ailbhe Lacey - My Apprenticeship Career Journey as a Plumber
Plumber - Ailbhe Lacey - My Apprenticeship Career Journey as a Plumber
Sysco Logistics Associate Apprentieship
Sysco Logistics Associate Apprenticeship - Sysco Logistics Associate Apprentieship
Hotel Finance Manager
Hotel Finance Manager - Hotel Finance Manager
Who are the men and women of the Defence Forces?
Defence Forces Careers - Who are the men and women of the Defence Forces?

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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Sissyane Rodrigues
Sissyane Rodrigues , Sustainability Leader - The Sandymount Hotel

Sissyane Rodrigues works as Sustainability Leader at The Sandymount Hotel in Dublin.

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Career Articles

My Career as a Freelance Prop Maker
My Career as a Freelance Prop Maker
Posted by CareersPortal
Aoife Lynch - Irish Naval Service
Aoife Lynch - Irish Naval Service
Posted by Irish Defence Forces
Vegetable Farmer
Vegetable Farmer
Posted by Teagasc
Forensic Firm Cleans up Grisly Crime Scenes
Forensic Firm Cleans up Grisly Crime Scenes
Posted by CareersPortal
Dorothy Creaven - Electronic Engineer
Dorothy Creaven - Electronic Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Computer Systems & Networks Graduate
Computer Systems & Networks Graduate
Posted by Monaghan Institute
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