Listen to this postKey Takeaways Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait says the job market is competitive, with an average of 254 job applicants for each open role. Instead, he advises candidates to identify the kind of work they want to do and target lesser-known employers doing similar work. “Don’t just apply to, you know, OpenAI, because they’re in the news every day,” Chait told Fortune. “It’s actually less about the roles, and it’s more about the companies,” Chait explained. A tough job marketAI has added a new twist to the job market.