work experience

American  

[wurk-ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ˈwɜrk ɪkˌspɪər i əns /

noun

• work experiences
  plural

1. time spent at one or more paid jobs, especially as detailed on a resume or contributing to one's readiness for further employment.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• work-experience
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• work experiences
  plural

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

work experience

The government has said its vision, external is to "guarantee two weeks' worth of work experience for every young person" in England.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

There were still 245,000 unemployed people between 20 and 24 with no prior work experience, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The existing statutory career guidelines for secondary schools in England already require "meaningful" work experience for 14 to 16-year-olds.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Adikalie mainly subcontracts to young people across Southwark, helping them to gain work experience, and while he hopes to keep offering these opportunities, he worries poor mobile service could hold the company back.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

And even though I considered myself to be pretty smart, I didn’t have any work experience, at least not any that was on the books.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

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