YOUTH DISC + VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

Get to know yourself better before deciding where you want to go

Choosing studies or a profession should not depend solely on grades, on what friends do, or on a list of degrees. Talent360 combines behavioral self-knowledge, career guidance and an additional vocational assessment to help young people understand how they tend to act, which environments may feel more natural to them, and which academic and professional options are worth exploring. It does not decide their future for them. It gives them information to make a decision with more context.

MORE THAN ONE PERSPECTIVE

Choosing a career is much more than choosing a subject

A person can be good at a subject and not feel comfortable with the professional reality it involves. They can also be drawn to a profession and discover that some of its requirements will demand a significant adaptation effort:

work paceway of relating to otherslevel of autonomystructuretype of decisionsor environment

That is why guidance should consider more than one perspective.

HOW DO I TEND TO ACT?

DISC

WHAT INTERESTS ME?

Vocational preferences

WHERE ARE MY ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND NEEDS?

Educational information

MORE CONTEXT TO EXPLORE STUDIES AND PROFESSIONS

FIRST, UNDERSTAND THE YOUNG PERSON

DISC adapted to self-knowledge and development

The basis of the assessment uses the four DISC factors:

D

Decision

How they respond to problems and challenges.

I

Interaction

How they relate to and influence other people.

S

Serenity

How they respond to change and pace.

C

Compliance

How they relate to rules and procedures.

The report explains that people present the four factors with different intensities and uses that combination to help the young person better understand their behavior and capacity to adapt.

It is not a personality label

Youth DISC does not aim to say:

“you are this type of person and you should study this”.

The methodology provides information about behavioral tendencies. The report itself specifies that DISC does not directly measure intelligence, values or aptitudes.

Therefore, its role here is to:

add self-knowledge to a decision that depends on many variables.

SELF-KNOWLEDGE

Understand your strengths and how you operate

The base report can go deeper into:

behavioral characteristics
personal style
environment that may be more favorable
motivational tendencies related to their style
interpersonal skills
communication with different people
contribution to groups or teams
growth areas

The report index reflects precisely this progression from behavioral characteristics to communication, team, growth and career guidance.

HOW THEY RELATE TO OTHERS

Understanding yourself also helps you get along and learn

Youth DISC can help explore:

how they tend to relate;
how they prefer others to communicate with them;
which forms of communication may be more difficult for them;
how to adapt communication with different people.

The report contains specific recommendations both about their interpersonal preferences and about how to communicate with different styles. This is useful not only professionally.

It can also help in relationships with:

parentsteacherscoachesclassmatesand other people in their environment
WHAT DO THEY BRING TO A GROUP?

Discover how you can contribute when you work with others

The report includes a specific section on Contribution to the team or group. It can help identify behaviors the person tends to bring in:

study groupsteamworkactivitiessports teamsor other collective contexts

In the example, contributions related to the following appear:

stabilitysupportlisteningconsistencypatienceversatilityempathy

Knowing yourself is not only useful for deciding what to study. It also helps you understand how you participate and contribute when you work with other people.

GROWTH AREAS

Knowing strengths also means knowing growth areas

The goal is not to produce a report that says only positive things. The Growth areas section identifies behaviors that may deserve attention according to the DISC style. It can help open conversations about:

communicationconfidenceurgencyhow to handle criticismasking for helpexpressing what you thinkor other profile-specific matters

“these are your weaknesses”.

“these are some situations in which it may be useful to broaden the way you respond”.

GUIDE, TRAIN AND MOTIVATE

Useful information also for parents, educators and coaches

The report includes recommendations to understand how it may be more effective to guide, accompany or train the young person according to their behavioral style. The actual section considers aspects such as:

level of structureamount of informationtrust and supporthow to provide feedbackclarity of expectationsparticipationrelational environment

The goal is not to treat a young person according to their DISC label.

It is to use the information to broaden the ways of supporting them.

Motivating does not mean motivating everyone the same way

The report also includes specific recommendations about conditions that can facilitate the young person's motivation. In the example, factors related to group stability, clarity, predictability, support, information and characteristics of the environment appear.

What helps one young person commit and move forward does not necessarily work the same way with another.

Important: just as with DISC Personal, this does not replace a specific Motivational Values assessment.
CAREER GUIDANCE

Before choosing a profession, understand which environment may suit you best

The Career Guidance module does not begin by proposing degree names. It starts with a more basic question:

Which characteristics of a professional environment may be more or less natural for this profile?

The report identifies, on one hand, professional characteristics that may match the style better and, on the other, situations that may require greater adaptation. For example, it can analyze aspects related to:

individual or team workpacestability or changeplanningdecision-makingrelationshipsstructureautonomyneed for persuasionflexibility

This helps move from:

Which profession do I like?What is the environment of that profession really like, and how might I feel working in it?
AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION

Career guidance ≠ Vocational assessment

DISC career guidance

It is based fundamentally on the behavioral profile. It helps identify characteristics of professions and environments that may be more or less natural for the person.

Vocational assessment

It is an additional assessment. It adds more information and combines it with DISC to go deeper into specific careers and areas.

YOUTH DISC

Behavioral profile

CAREER GUIDANCE

Which professional characteristics may suit me best?

VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

Preferences + educational information

VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

Specific careers and alternatives

This difference avoids conveying that Talent360 “guesses a career” solely from DISC.

VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

From knowing yourself to exploring concrete options

The Vocational module incorporates the results of an additional assessment and relates them to the DISC profile. According to the report, the recommendations consider:

behavioral stylevocational preferenceseducational strengths

From this combination, the report can present careers and professional areas to explore.

What Vocational Guidance shows

Each option is presented with several elements that allow it to be understood in depth:

1

Vocational career

Presents a concrete academic option.

2

Vocational area

Places the career within a broader professional field.

3

Description

Briefly explains the content or purpose of the studies.

4

Professional applications

Shows examples of possible career paths or professional fields.

5

Match with the style

Compares the selected vocational tendency with the profile's behavioral characteristics.

Sample vocational result

DISC + VOC
Technology and Analytics

Data Engineering

Combines programming, statistics and management of large volumes of information to support decision-making.

Professional applications

Business analyticsArtificial intelligenceTechnology consulting

Match with the style

ExcellentNotableNone

Illustrative example · sample data

The report uses a scale:

ExcellentNotableGoodModerateLimitedNone
SUBJECT ASSESSMENT

A career appealing to you does not mean you should ignore its requirements

The report includes a Subject Assessment related to the academic demands of the career. In the example, subjects such as the following are reviewed:

Mathematics
Economics
HistoryMay require reinforcement
Foreign LanguageMay require reinforcement
Physics and/or Chemistry

Illustrative example · sample data

It indicates aspects that may require reinforcement before taking on certain studies.

The value of this information lies in changing:

I can't study this.If this option interests me, what do I need to reinforce to face it better?
A GAP SHOULD NOT CLOSE A DOOR

A gap should not close a door

The fact that a career requires less natural behaviors or knowledge that still needs to be developed does not automatically mean it should be discarded. It may mean:

needing more preparation
developing certain skills
better understanding the professional reality
seeking academic support
or simply having more information before deciding

Guiding does not mean limiting possibilities. It means better understanding what each option may require.

Explore alternatives, not a single answer

The report is not necessarily limited to showing a single option. When appropriate, it presents alternative careers with a good match within or around the analyzed areas. And the example continues with a second vocational area/career, maintaining the analysis of match, academic requirements and alternatives.

This is important because vocational guidance should not end in:

Your career is X.These are different possibilities worth investigating.
THE COMPLETE LOGIC

From “what do I want to study” to a decision with more context

1

SELF-KNOWLEDGE · DISC

How do I tend to act?

2

CAREER GUIDANCE

Which professional environments may feel more natural to me?

3

VOCATIONAL PREFERENCES

Which fields attract me?

4

EDUCATIONAL STRENGTHS

What am I prepared for and what do I need to reinforce?

5

OPTIONS

Careers · Areas · Alternatives

6

RESEARCH · DISCUSS · DECIDE

A decision with more context.

Do not choose a career just because “it fits your DISC”

DISC provides a perspective on behavior. On its own, it does not measure:

vocation
interests
academic ability
intelligence
specific talent
job opportunities
economic or family situation
life preferences

That is why the Vocational component adds other perspectives, and the report itself reminds us that its results constitute a guide that must be complemented with educators, parents and the young person's own personal development.

FOR THE YOUNG PERSON AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEM

A tool for the young person and for those who support them

Young person

To better understand their style, relationships, strengths, growth areas and professional options.

Parents

To broaden the conversation about studies without reducing it to expectations, grades or intuitions.

Counselors

To incorporate structured information within a broader guidance process.

Educators

To understand certain behavioral preferences and support needs.

Coaches or mentors

To adapt certain forms of feedback, guidance and motivation.

WHAT THE REPORT CONTAINS

What the report can contain

Youth DISC base

  1. 1Behavioral characteristics
  2. 2Profile chart
  3. 3Personal style
  4. 4Interpersonal skills
  5. 5Communication tips
  6. 6Contribution to the team or group
  7. 7Growth areas

The sample report includes all these sections before moving into the guidance modules.

Specific modules

  • Groups of professions

    Broadens the exploration toward families or professional groups related to the profile.

  • Guide, train and motivate

    Provides recommendations for those who support the young person.

  • Career guidance

    Analyzes which professional characteristics may be more or less natural according to DISC.

  • Vocational

    Incorporates the additional vocational assessment and goes deeper into careers, fit, subjects and alternatives.

MODULARITY

Not everyone needs the same level of depth

YOUTH DISC · BASE

Self-knowledge · Communication · Team · Growth

DO I WANT TO EXPLORE THE PROFESSIONAL FUTURE?

CAREER GUIDANCE

DO I WANT TO GO DEEPER INTO SPECIFIC CAREERS?

ADDITIONAL VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

FROM THE REPORT TO THE CONVERSATION

From the report to the conversation

The ultimate goal is not for an algorithm to make a decision. The report should help generate questions such as:

Which activities do I really enjoy?
In which environments do I feel most comfortable?
What kind of pace do I prefer?
Do I want to work with people, information, processes or ideas?
Which careers interest me and why?
What is the work associated with those careers really like?
Which subjects do I need to reinforce?
What alternatives exist?
What do I want to research before deciding?
RESPONSIBLE INTERPRETATION

Guiding is not deciding for the young person

The results should not be used to state:

“this is your career”
“you are not suited for this profession”
“your DISC determines your future”
“this option guarantees success or satisfaction”

Vocational guidance must also consider:

interestsaptitudesexperiencesacademic resultspersonal circumstancesopportunitiesand the young person's own evolution

The report explicitly presents it as a complementary guide, not as a definitive decision. The goal is to open a better-informed conversation, not to close possibilities.

USE CASES

Different ways to use the assessment

First academic decisions

Helps the young person know themselves better before choosing pathways or study areas.

Career choice

Adds behavioral, vocational and academic information to the exploration of options.

Young people with many options

Helps organize alternatives and understand what each one requires.

Young people unsure what to study

Offers starting points to research professional fields without imposing a single answer.

Change of studies

Can help reconsider interests, professional characteristics and alternatives.

Educational guidance

Provides structured information for conversations between the young person, counselor and family.

Personal development

Can be used even before a vocational decision to work on self-knowledge, communication and growth areas.

FAQ

KNOW YOURSELF · EXPLORE · DECIDE

Turn self-knowledge into a better exploration of your future

Understand how you tend to act, discover which professional environments may suit you best, and add the Vocational Assessment to explore careers, academic requirements and alternatives with more information.