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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Dairy Farmer
Dairy Farmer - Dairy Farmer
Space Science - "Careers Chats" with Shanice Griffin
"Careers Chats" with Shanice Griffin - Space Science - "Careers Chats" with Shanice Griffin
Inside the Fab - Intel
Technology Working at Intel - Inside the Fab - Intel
Public Health Nurse
Public Health Nurse - Public Health Nurse
Musgrave Graduate Programme
Musgrave Graduate Programme - Musgrave Graduate Programme

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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Sara Hickey
Sara Hickey , Assistant Trading Manager

Sara Hickey is Assistant Trading Manager at Musgrave and holds a BSC in Food marketing and Entrepreneurship from UCC.

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Career Articles

International Hospitality Management Graduate Testimonial
International Hospitality Management Graduate Testimonial
Posted by TU Dublin - Grangegorman
Examining Medical Device Design
Examining Medical Device Design
Posted by National College of Art and Design - NCAD
Natasha Sherling: Sparkling Specialist
Natasha Sherling: Sparkling Specialist
Posted by CareersPortal
Where Can an English Degree Take You?
Where Can an English Degree Take You?
Posted by CareersPortal
Health Informatics Lecturer at the University of Galway
Health Informatics Lecturer at the University of Galway
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Laboratory Apprentice - Conell Blake
Laboratory Apprentice - Conell Blake
Posted by BioPharmaChem Ireland
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