OpenAI is expanding its lineup of domain-specific AI tools with the development of ChatGPT Jobs, a new agent designed to function as an all-in-one career and employment assistant. The project follows the recent rollout of ChatGPT Health and reflects OpenAI’s broader push toward specialised, productivity-focused AI experiences.
The Jobs agent, currently marked as internal and unavailable to the public, is designed to assist users in making informed career decisions throughout the entire process. Early internal descriptions suggest it will assist with exploring career paths, refining résumés, identifying roles that align with a user’s skills and experience, and offering personalised advice on how to stand out in competitive job markets.
The tool is also expected to support opportunity research and help users compare potential career moves against their long-term professional goals.
Centralized career guidance inside ChatGPT
“Use Jobs to explore roles, improve your resume, and plan your next steps
– Get help improving your resume and positioning
– Clarify what roles fit you and how to stand out
– Search and compare opportunities that match your goals” https://t.co/T9pRfHJX3b pic.twitter.com/Vfk1xRfEDZ— Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) January 9, 2026
ChatGPT Jobs is expected to follow the same design philosophy as ChatGPT Health, combining OpenAI’s core GPT capabilities with dedicated features and user interface elements tailored to a specific domain. Rather than scattering job-related queries across generic chat interactions, the new agent would centralise résumé review, job exploration, and career planning into a single, structured experience.
If released, the Jobs assistant would likely appear as its own category within the ChatGPT interface, mirroring how health-focused queries were separated into a distinct section. This approach allows OpenAI to deliver more context-aware guidance while maintaining a clear boundary between general-purpose chat and specialised advisory tools.
Competitive pressure from Microsoft
OpenAI’s move comes as Microsoft continues to test similar functionality within Microsoft Copilot. Microsoft is currently experimenting with a Career Coach experience inside Copilot, offering interview preparation, skills assessment, and career advice in an interactive format. The parallel development highlights growing competition between AI platforms to own high-value professional workflows.
Strategic expansion of vertical AI tools
For OpenAI, ChatGPT Jobs aligns neatly with its strategy of embedding AI more deeply into everyday decision-making. Career planning represents a high-impact use case, touching job seekers, professionals considering career changes, and users seeking to better position themselves in evolving labor markets.
While the Jobs agent remains under active development and no launch timeline has been announced, its emergence signals OpenAI’s intent to move beyond general-purpose assistance. By introducing vertically focused AI tools, the company appears to be positioning ChatGPT as not just a conversational interface, but a suite of specialised digital advisors supporting users across personal and professional domains.
