Deprecation of Globally Observed Roles

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Globally Observed Roles (GOR) will be deprecated on September 25, 2025. This change is due to the availability of more comprehensive data and enhanced capabilities in Market Insights.

You'll notice the following changes within your environment with the unavailability of GOR:

• The Globally Observed Roles tab in Talent Design will no longer be visible.

• The Roles in global dataset section in the calibration assistant will no longer be visible.

• The skill pop-up window in Roles calibration displays insights from the skill recommendation model.

• The Research option within Talent Acquisition will no longer be available.

Market Insights, a core component of Talent Design, offers more comprehensive and regularly updated labor market data, superseding GOR's capabilities. This transition aligns with Market Insights' expanded coverage, now spanning 13 industries, and is necessary due to the expiration of the PDL data license previously utilized by GOR. For more details about Market Insights, read Understand Market Insights.

Users

Customer Admins, Talent Admins, HRBPs

Impact on existing workflows

• For all customers:

  • The Roles in Global dataset section within the calibration assistant of a role will no longer be visible. This functionality is replaced by a skill insights comparison view, available as part of Market Insights for Talent Design customers.

  • The Talent Acquisition > Research page (For example, app.eightfold.ai/explore) won't show GOR data, but rely on Market Insights. Its search functions for roles and skills will now use data from Market Insights.

  • If your contract includes GOR, you'll retain access to the existing static GOR dataset even after updates cease. For ongoing updates, an upgrade to Talent Design is recommended.

• For customers with Talent Design:

  • You can begin using Market Insights immediately from September 25, 2025, with no additional steps required.

• For customers without Talent Design:

  • If Talent Design isn't yet live in your environment, reach out to your Account Team. They can guide you through activating Talent Design and unlocking Market Insights.

• For JIE customers who haven’t upgraded to Talent Design:

  • You'll no longer have access to current JIE functionality. Additionally, GOR data will no longer be refreshed.

  • Contact your Customer Success Manager to discuss ‌access to updated market data and the full functionality of Market Insights.

Initial setup

Please contact your customer success team if you have any further questions about this transition.