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. 

Discover Careers
View All
Insurance Apprentice
Insurance Practitioner Apprentice - Insurance Apprentice
Ailbhe Lacey - My Apprenticeship Career Journey as a Plumber
Plumber - Ailbhe Lacey - My Apprenticeship Career Journey as a Plumber
Civil Service Career Paths
Career Paths - Civil Service Career Paths
Irish Air Corps RAF Training
RAF Training - Irish Air Corps RAF Training
Creative Director / Product Designer
Creative Director / Product Designer - Creative Director / Product Designer

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.

Explore Career Interests...
Career Chat...
View All
Jenny Donnelly
Jenny Donnelly, Asset Manager

Ask me a question!

Career Articles

What Can I do with a Degree in Maths?
What Can I do with a Degree in Maths?
Posted by CareersPortal
Chartered Accountant - State Street
Chartered Accountant - State Street
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Cloud Platform Engineer with HSE - James Hughes
Cloud Platform Engineer with HSE - James Hughes
Posted by Health Service Executive
Research Scientist, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Research Scientist, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Posted by Marine Institute
So you want to be an Astronomer
So you want to be an Astronomer
Posted by CareersPortal
Meet Máire - Administrative Officer in the Central Bank Policy section of the Department of Finance
Meet Máire - Administrative Officer in the Central Bank Policy section of the Department of Finance
Posted by publicjobs
Close