work experience
Americannoun
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He called for work experience to be mandatory for over 16s.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Now, they can just earn a bachelor’s degree, typically 120 credit hours, on top of other requirements, such as an additional year of work experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“Translate what they’re doing in their classrooms, in cocurricular activities, into a skills-based language” if they don’t have much work experience.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
It also takes away one year in the workforce, causing them to forgo the benefits of an additional year of work experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
In grade ten we had to do a week of work experience, to see what life was like in the adult world.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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