OpenAI is building an AI-powered jobs platform to rival LinkedIn
The OpenAI Jobs Platform, expected to roll out in mid-2026, will use AI to match businesses with AI-savvy candidates, ranging from enterprise hires to local businesses and governments.
OpenAI is moving beyond ChatGPT and building an AI-powered jobs platform to rival LinkedIn.
Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications at OpenAI, has announced the OpenAI Jobs Platform in a blog post. He also announced the OpenAI Certifications programme, as part of the company’s commitment to making AI skills accessible at scale.
The OpenAI Jobs Platform, expected to roll out in mid-2026, will use AI to match businesses with AI-savvy candidates, ranging from enterprise hires to local businesses and governments. The Texas Association of Business, for instance, plans to leverage the platform to connect thousands of employers with talent to modernise operations.
Complementing this, OpenAI is expanding its Academy—launched earlier this year—by offering certifications for different levels of AI fluency. Workers can prepare inside ChatGPT itself, and employers can integrate the certification into training programmes. Backed by Walmart, OpenAI has committed to certifying 10 million Americans by 2030.
This move is part of a larger strategy to diversify OpenAI’s products beyond ChatGPT. CEO Sam Altman recently confirmed that Simo will lead multiple new applications—including the jobs platform, and potentially other tools like a browser and even a social app.
Partners in this effort include Walmart, John Deere, Boston Consulting Group, Accenture, and Indeed, along with state governments and community organisations.
Walmart’s US CEO John Furner said, “The future of retail won’t be defined by technology alone—it will be defined by people who know how to use it.”
The move also puts OpenAI on a collision course with LinkedIn, Microsoft’s other portfolio company. While LinkedIn has been building AI-driven features to match job seekers and employers, OpenAI is looking to create a parallel ecosystem—replete with training, certification, and hiring.
Beyond jobs, OpenAI has positioned its new programmes as part of its AI literacy push under the White House’s initiative.
“If we want to put more power into the hands of more people, not just a fortunate few, we need to help everyone, at every level, take advantage of the opportunities that come with AI,” the company said.
Edited by Swetha Kannan