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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AIB Accountant
Accountant - AIB Accountant
Finola Twomey - Expanding your horizons with a tourism sales career
Revenue Manager - Finola Twomey - Expanding your horizons with a tourism sales career
Landscape Enterprise Course - What will I study?
Landscape Enterprise - Landscape Enterprise Course - What will I study?
Ejiro O'Hare Stratton
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 - Ejiro O'Hare Stratton
James Sheridan
Restaurant Manager - James Sheridan

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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Cosmin Tudor
Cosmin Tudor, Restaurant Manager

Cosmin Tudor works as a Restaurant Manager in McDonald's in Dublin.  He holds a Diploma in Management, Commerce and Tourism which he got while studying in Romania. He is responsible for the overall operation and profitability of his restaurant.

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Career Articles

Donna O'Shea - Cloud Computing Lecturer, CIT
Donna O'Shea - Cloud Computing Lecturer, CIT
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Fisheries Scientist - Tom McDermott
Fisheries Scientist - Tom McDermott
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Aoife McGrath, Theology PhD Graduate
Aoife McGrath, Theology PhD Graduate
Posted by St. Patrick's Pontifical University
A Career in Furniture Design
A Career in Furniture Design
Posted by CareersPortal
A Day in the Life of Tusla’s Lead for Digital Learning
A Day in the Life of Tusla’s Lead for Digital Learning
Posted by Tusla Child and Family Agency
SETU Built Environment Graduate Testimonials
SETU Built Environment Graduate Testimonials
Posted by SETU - Carlow Campus
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