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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Larissa Tardelli
Designer Group - Larissa Tardelli
25 Questions with an AIB Graduate
25 Questions - 25 Questions with an AIB Graduate
Engineering Careers Q&A
Q&A - Engineering Careers Q&A
Marianne Cusack
Garda Sergeant - Marianne Cusack
Carpentry Apprentice
Carpentry Apprentice - Carpentry Apprentice

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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Tom Tooher
Tom Tooher, Lieutenant - Army

Tom is a Lieutenant in the 2nd Cavalry Squadron, based in Dublin. He completed a Masters degree in Agricultural science, went on to work in environmental engineering for 2 years and then enlisted in the Army as a Cadet.

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Career Articles

What is an insurance apprenticeship? (And other FAQs)
What is an insurance apprenticeship? (And other FAQs)
Posted by The Insurance Institute
A day in the Life of a Computational Physicist
A day in the Life of a Computational Physicist
Posted by CareersPortal
Affordable Accommodation, Great Craic and Don McClean: A Coleraine story
Affordable Accommodation, Great Craic and Don McClean: A Coleraine story
Posted by Ulster University - Coleraine Campus
Apprenticeship helps Jack shake ‘imposter syndrome’
Apprenticeship helps Jack shake ‘imposter syndrome’
Posted by Accounting Technicians Ireland
Q&A with Lawyer & Senior Associate
Q&A with Lawyer & Senior Associate
Posted by Wind Energy Ireland
So you want to work in Furniture Design
So you want to work in Furniture Design
Posted by CareersPortal
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