OpenAI Announces Hiring Platform

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OpenAI has announced it is working on an AI-powered hiring platform.

The OpenAI Jobs Platform will use AI to help "find the perfect matches between what companies need and what workers can offer," Fidji Simo, company CEO for applications, said in a blog post(More details: https://openai.com/index/expanding-economic-opportunity-with-ai).

The upcoming platform will serve a broad range of organizations. Alongside helping large companies hire talent at every level, the platform will feature a dedicated section for local businesses and government offices.

The Jobs Platform will roll out by mid-2026(More details: https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/04/openai-announces-ai-powered-hiring-platform-to-take-on-linkedin/?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=X&utm_medium=organic).

Alongside that, OpenAI is also building a Certifications program. The goal is to help companies trust that the talent they are hiring is indeed proficient in AI. "Most of the companies we talk to want to make sure their employees know how to use our tools," Simo says.

The OpenAI Certifications program will be an extension of its free, online OpenAI Academy launched earlier this year(https://academy.openai.com). It will teach and provide certifications for various levels of AI fluency. Candidates will be able to prepare using ChatGPT's Study Mode.

Companies will also have the option to make OpenAI Certifications part of their learning and development programs. Walmart has already signed up as one of the launch partners, and OpenAI hopes to certify a total of 10 million Americans by 2030. Both initiatives are part of the company's "commitment to the White House's efforts toward expanding AI literacy."

Once the Jobs Platform rolls out next year, it will be competing with LinkedIn. Interestingly LinkedIn's parent company, Microsoft, and co-founder Reid Hoffman are both investors in OpenAI.

In the blog post, Simo also discussed the potential impact of AI on the job market. Contrary to popular belief, the executive argues that "AI will unlock more opportunities for more people than any technology in history. It will help companies operate more efficiently, give anyone the power to turn their ideas into income, and create jobs that don't even exist today."