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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Apprentice Painters / Decorators - Angela & Aoife: Apprentice Painters
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Logistics Apprenticeship - Logistics Associate Apprenticeship
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4 Reasons to Learn a Language - 4 Reasons to Learn a New Language
James Sheridan
Restaurant Manager - James Sheridan
Tourism Careers at the Armada Hotel
Careers at Armada Hotel - Tourism Careers at the Armada Hotel

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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Vivienne Breathnach
Vivienne Breathnach, Lawyer Linguist-Barrister

Vivienne completed a degree in Law and Irish in UCC, and after some further training completed a course for Lawyer-linguists at King's Inns. She now works as a Lawer-Linguist with the EU Commission and is based in Brussels.

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Career Articles

Matthew Woods - Finding Hospitality Work Through Work Placement
Matthew Woods - Finding Hospitality Work Through Work Placement
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
Devin Scannell - Engagement Manager
Devin Scannell - Engagement Manager
Posted by CareersPortal
My Career as a Freelance Prop Maker
My Career as a Freelance Prop Maker
Posted by CareersPortal
DCU Student Blogs
DCU Student Blogs
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Indirect Tax Manager in EY
Indirect Tax Manager in EY
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
Avril Kennan - Head of Research and Advocacy
Avril Kennan - Head of Research and Advocacy
Posted by CareersPortal
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