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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Business Support - ICT
Business Support ICT - Business Support - ICT
David Kehoe
Chef - David Kehoe
Social Worker - TUSLA
Social Worker - Social Worker - TUSLA
Gairm sna Meáin Ghaeilge - Scríbhneoir & Scannánóir
Scríbhneoir & Scannánóir - Gairm sna Meáin Ghaeilge - Scríbhneoir & Scannánóir
Design Engineer at Combilift
Design Engineer - Design Engineer at Combilift

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?

Linguistic?

The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.

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Mark Clery
Mark Clery, Regional Forester

Mark Clery works as a Regional Forester for SWS Forestry Services Ltd. Mark feels that the business and forestry modules on his course at WIT proved to be most important for his current occupation.

 

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Career Articles

How STEM can save the planet
How STEM can save the planet
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Tom O'Donoghue - Astrophotographer
Tom O'Donoghue - Astrophotographer
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Hotel Manager
Hotel Manager
Posted by Monaghan Institute
Captain Sinéad Reen - Life as a Ship's Officer
Captain Sinéad Reen - Life as a Ship's Officer
Posted by Marine Institute
The use of STEM in Sport Science
The use of STEM in Sport Science
Posted by Dublin City University - DCU
Working as a Professional Make up Artist
Working as a Professional Make up Artist
Posted by CareersPortal
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