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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Jennifer Doyle
Nephrops Team - Jennifer Doyle
Day in the Life of a Dublin Fire Bridage Fire Fighter / Paramedic
Dublin Fire Brigade - Day in the Life of a Dublin Fire Bridage Fire Fighter / Paramedic
Luke Drea
Event Rider - Luke Drea
Social Care Worker - Tusla
Social Care Worker - Social Care Worker - Tusla
Film Maker / Visual Narrative Designer
Film Maker / Visual Narrative Designer - Film Maker / Visual Narrative 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?

Creative?

Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.

Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.

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Ciaran MacSamhrain
Ciaran MacSamhrain, Engineer - Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Ciaran MacSamhrain works as an engineer for Transport Infrastructure Ireland. French has been hugely beneficial in Ciaran's career as he worked in France where he was involved in supervising the manufacturing of the Luas trams.

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Sophie Murray - Space Weather Research Scientist
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Product Manager - Fidelity Investments
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Why Further Education and Training (FET) could be the right choice for you after your Leaving Certificate
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Reasons to study Veterinary Medicine in UCD
Reasons to study Veterinary Medicine in UCD
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Career Profile - Equine - Horsemanship
Career Profile - Equine - Horsemanship
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Meet an Accounting Technician Apprentice
Meet an Accounting Technician Apprentice
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