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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Marie Kane - Medical Device Design
Medical Device Design - Marie Kane - Medical Device Design
EirGrid Graduate Development Programme
EirGrid Graduate Programme - EirGrid Graduate Development Programme
Gorka Arieta - Head Chef
Head Chef - Gorka Arieta - Head Chef
Lucy Maher
Changing Careers to Accountancy - Lucy Maher
Managing Director - Insurance
Using Languages Working in Insurance - Managing Director - Insurance

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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Aine Ni Dhubhain
Aine Ni Dhubhain, Forestry Lecturer

Aine Ni Dhubhain is currently a lecturer in Forestry at UCD. Aine is also involved in a number of research projects and writes papers for scientific journals.

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Career Articles

I Want Your Job: Window dresser
I Want Your Job: Window dresser
Posted by CareersPortal
Process Engineer - Chisom Aghamelu
Process Engineer - Chisom Aghamelu
Posted by BioPharmaChem Ireland
STEM is opening new careers in Biomedical Engineering
STEM is opening new careers in Biomedical Engineering
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Faces of the Sea Patricia Wilson, Fish Health Unit
Faces of the Sea Patricia Wilson, Fish Health Unit
Posted by Marine Institute
Claire Fitzgerald - Earth Observation & Geospatial Consultant
Claire Fitzgerald - Earth Observation & Geospatial Consultant
Posted by ESERO Ireland
Nicola McManus - Quality Controller
Nicola McManus - Quality Controller
Posted by CareersPortal
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