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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Brendan - Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer - Brendan - Civil Engineer
Student Ambassador - Languages
Applied Languages and Translation Studies - Student Ambassador - Languages
Irish Cement
Engineering - Irish Cement - Irish Cement
Donal Kane
Construction Site Supervisor - Donal Kane
Breda Wright
Customer Care Manager - Breda Wright

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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Vivienne Breathnach
Vivienne Breathnach, Lawyer Linguist-Barrister

Vivienne completed a degree in Law and Irish in UCC, and after some further training completed a course for Lawyer-linguists at King's Inns. She now works as a Lawer-Linguist with the EU Commission and is based in Brussels.

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Career Articles

Bioprocess Associate Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bioprocess Associate Bristol-Myers Squibb
Posted by Cathal Brugha FET College
Career Profile: Farm Assistant
Career Profile: Farm Assistant
Posted by Teagasc
Emmett O'Brien - Test Engineer
Emmett O'Brien - Test Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Louise Stewart - Senior Engineer
Louise Stewart - Senior Engineer
Posted by CareersPortal
Chartered Accountant in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Chartered Accountant in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Posted by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Senior Tax Manager with PwC
Senior Tax Manager with PwC
Posted by Irish Tax Institute
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