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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Assistant Front Office Manager
Front Office Manager - Assistant Front Office Manager
Forestry - Good for the Environment
Forestry - Forestry - Good for the Environment
Clayton Hotel – Sales and Marketing Executive
Sales and Marketing Executive - Clayton Hotel – Sales and Marketing Executive
Coillte Forestry Scholarship
Forestry Scholarship - Coillte Forestry Scholarship
Mark Kehoe
Assistant Principal - Civil Service - Mark Kehoe

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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Lynda O'Leary
Lynda O'Leary, Systems Engineer

Lydia O'Leary is a computer systems engineer. Her job involves providing infrastructure support, configuration management and troubleshooting.

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Career Articles

Aine Matthews, ESB Graduate Programme
Aine Matthews, ESB Graduate Programme
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Deloitte Graduate in Consulting Technology
Deloitte Graduate in Consulting Technology
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Instrument Scientist - Giovanna Giardino
Instrument Scientist - Giovanna Giardino
Posted by ESERO Ireland
Chef de Partie at the Vanilla Pod Restaurant
Chef de Partie at the Vanilla Pod Restaurant
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
My Career as a Tourism Officer
My Career as a Tourism Officer
Posted by Fáilte Ireland
A day in the life of an anaesthetist
A day in the life of an anaesthetist
Posted by CareersPortal
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