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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Tillage Farming
Tillage Farmer - Tillage Farming
Áine Matthews
IT Graduate Development Programme - Áine Matthews
Rodney Cadden, Margaret Daly & David McLoughlin
Garda Reserve - Rodney Cadden, Margaret Daly & David McLoughlin
Executive Officer - Civil Service
Executive Officer - Executive Officer - Civil Service
Naval Service Armed Boarding Operations
Naval Service - Naval Service Armed Boarding Operations

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?

Social?

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

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Fergal Donnelly
Fergal Donnelly, European Commission

Fergal Donnelly has worked in the European Comission for the last 20 years. He trained as a medical doctor and wanted to pursue a career in the medical sphere in an international environment, which led him to his career in Brussels.

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Career Articles

Adrian Collins - Physics Researcher
Adrian Collins - Physics Researcher
Posted by CareersPortal
Geoff Hamilton - Senior Ecologist at ESB
Geoff Hamilton - Senior Ecologist at ESB
Posted by ESB
Solar Physicist - TCD
Solar Physicist - TCD
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Niamh Connolly - Biomedical Researcher
Niamh Connolly - Biomedical Researcher
Posted by CareersPortal
Civil Engineer & Site Manager
Civil Engineer & Site Manager
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Phytoplankton Analyst
Phytoplankton Analyst
Posted by Marine Institute
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