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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Liam Regan - Turning a passion into a business
Activities Instructor - Liam Regan - Turning a passion into a business
Irish Defence Forces - Naval Service Diving
Naval Diver - Irish Defence Forces - Naval Service Diving
Irish Defence Forces Cadet Recruits
Irish Defence Forces - Irish Defence Forces Cadet Recruits
Sinead Lew
Senior Tax Manager - Sinead Lew
WAM Graduate Story
WAM Graduate Story - WAM Graduate Story

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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Kevin Moran
Kevin Moran, Insurance Administrator

Kevin Moran is a Life and Pensions Administrator with Cornmarket Group Financial Services. Kevin graduated from NUIG with a degree in Public and Social Policy followed by a masters in public administration. His work involves administering savings and pension policies to employees in the public sector.

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Career Articles

TCPID Graduate - EY
TCPID Graduate - EY
Posted by Inclusive National Higher Education Forum
Seán Connick - CEO of Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience
Seán Connick - CEO of Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
Working as a Scientific Fellow with Science Foundation Ireland
Working as a Scientific Fellow with Science Foundation Ireland
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
ESB Engineer: Majella Henchion
ESB Engineer: Majella Henchion
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Martina Cripps – Environmental and Natural Resource Management
Martina Cripps – Environmental and Natural Resource Management
Posted by TUS Midwest (formerly LIT)
A day in the life of a Physics Lecturer
A day in the life of a Physics Lecturer
Posted by CareersPortal
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