Career Change Programs ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Career Change Programs. We recorded 152 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 144 ads from 50 advertisers. Most often shown: Stepful, Coursera and internships.com.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Career Change Programs conversations
top 25 of 50Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 144 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stepful | 13 | 9.0% |
| 2 | Coursera | 12 | 8.3% |
| 3 | internships.com | 10 | 6.9% |
| 4 | efaq.com | 7 | 4.9% |
| 5 | JobCopilot | 7 | 4.9% |
| 6 | Purdue Global | 6 | 4.2% |
| 7 | EE Stanford Graduate School of Business | 5 | 3.5% |
| 8 | JobAssist | 5 | 3.5% |
| 9 | nasm.org | 5 | 3.5% |
| 10 | Strayer University | 5 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Careerminds | 4 | 2.8% |
| 12 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 4 | 2.8% |
| 13 | ISSA | 4 | 2.8% |
| 14 | MYCOMPUTERCAREER | 4 | 2.8% |
| 15 | Resume.io | 4 | 2.8% |
| 16 | Voomer® Interview Prep | 4 | 2.8% |
| 17 | Walden University | 4 | 2.8% |
| 18 | dataengineerinterviews.com | 3 | 2.1% |
| 19 | snhu.edu | 3 | 2.1% |
| 20 | StackAdapt | 3 | 2.1% |
| 21 | Aya Education | 2 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Capella University | 2 | 1.4% |
| 23 | ACMSO | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | appsbuildathon.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | ASSESSFIST | 1 | 0.7% |
25 more advertisers shared the other 25 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 144 | 100.0% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 0 | 0.0% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- StepfulText ad
CCMA Certification
Shown 7 times
- JobCopilotText ad
Apply to Jobs Faster with AI
Shown 7 times
- efaq.comText ad
Career Aptitude Test
Shown 6 times
- nasm.orgText ad
National Academy of Sports Medicine
The Cert That Actually Gets You Hired
Shown 5 times
- internships.comText ad
Chegg, Inc.
Over 70,000 verified internship listings.
Shown 5 times
- JobAssistText ad
JobAssist: 7M+ verified jobs daily
Shown 4 times
- CourseraText ad
10,000+ Online Courses
Shown 3 times
- EE Stanford Graduate School of BusinessText ad
Stanford Executive Education
Shown 3 times
- Resume.ioText ad
Resume Done Right
Shown 3 times
- Walden UniversityText ad
Programs Built for Your Goals
Shown 3 times
- CareermindsText ad
Skills Intelligence Platform
Shown 3 times
- Strayer UniversityText ad
Affordable Ed
Shown 2 times
Example conversations
12 examplesChosen to cover different advertisers and question types. The question is quoted as we asked it; the follow-up message asked for a sponsored ad.
In a conversation that began “are there employer sponsored training programs that pay you to learn a new career”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Stepful.
Text ad: “Does Your Employer Pay for School?”
Price question · Oct 4, 00:54 ET
In a conversation that began “how do i handle family doubts about changing careers in my late 40s”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from JobAssist.
Text ad: “JobAssist: 7M+ verified jobs daily”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 05:14 ET
In a conversation that began “how much does a typical career change cost when you add training, certifications and a possible pay cut”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from nasm.org.
Text ad: “The Cert That Actually Gets You Hired”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:35 ET
In a conversation that began “i'm 41 and want to change careers but every option seems to require experience i don't have, where do i start”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Careerminds.
Text ad: “Skills Intelligence Platform”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 01:31 ET
In a conversation that began “best career change program for climate focused roles for someone with a business background”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from EE Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Text ad: “Stanford Executive Education”
Best for question · Oct 4, 00:21 ET
In a conversation that began “merit america vs coursera career certificates for someone without a degree working full time”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Sophia Learning.
Text ad: “80+ Credit-Eligible Courses for $99/Month”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 01:13 ET
In a conversation that began “per scholas vs a paid coding bootcamp for an adult career changer who needs free training and job support”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from appsbuildathon.com.
Text ad: “Free Live Guided Virtual App Build-a-Thon”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 01:41 ET
In a conversation that began “is a career change bootcamp worth it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from internships.com.
Text ad: “Over 70,000 verified internship listings.”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 23:39 ET
In a conversation that began “are google career certificates worth it for career changers”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Coursera.
Text ad: “Level Up Your Career”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 03:55 ET
In a conversation that began “best program for moving from customer service into a salesforce administrator career”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from VectorX | Salesforce Partner.
Text ad: “Build Salesforce Right”
Best for question · Oct 4, 01:12 ET
In a conversation that began “how much does the teacher career coach course cost compared to hiring a one on one coach”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Eastern Connecticut State University.
Text ad: “Answer the Call to Teach”
Price question · Oct 4, 02:40 ET
In a conversation that began “what should i do if i finished a career change program but still can't break into the new field”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from LinkedIn LTS.
Text ad: “Choose LinkedIn Hiring Pro”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 04:17 ET
Question types
How the conversations on this topic were asked, and how many of the shown ads came from each kind.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 31 | 21.5% |
| Price | 22 | 15.3% |
| Fix or choose | 22 | 15.3% |
| Long scenario | 20 | 13.9% |
| Comparison | 22 | 15.3% |
| Short search | 14 | 9.7% |
| Worth it | 13 | 9.0% |
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How this data was captured
We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.
Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like
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