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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Working in Recruitment at TUSLA
TUSLA Recruitment Officer - Working in Recruitment at TUSLA
Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft
Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft - Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft
Denyse Campbell - Creating a path to success with a career in tourism
General Manager - Denyse Campbell - Creating a path to success with a career in tourism
Deputy Space Craft Operations Manager
Deputy Space Craft Operations Manager - Deputy Space Craft Operations Manager
Support Engineer at Microsoft
Support Engineer at Microsoft - Support Engineer at Microsoft

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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Amy Brady
Amy Brady , Hotel Spa Manager

Amy Brady is Spa Manager at The Kingsley Hotel Cork.

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Career Articles

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So you want to be an Astronomer
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In Their Words: Jacks Path to Director of Sales & Marketing
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From Marketing to Brewery Owner
From Marketing to Brewery Owner
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
A day in the life of a Senior Clinical Psychologist
A day in the life of a Senior Clinical Psychologist
Posted by Tusla Child and Family Agency
Genetics student & Co-Director at Germinaid Innovations
Genetics student & Co-Director at Germinaid Innovations
Posted by Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann)
Career Profile: Veterinary Nurse
Career Profile: Veterinary Nurse
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