work experience

American  

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

noun

plural

work experiences

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

• work-experience adjective

Example Sentences

She said that McDonald's has a history of work experience in its restaurants and a very young workforce – with 100,000 of its staff under the age of 25.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

They are then given work experience at Scottish mills such as Alex Begg, and some like Emma Hyslop manage to secure a job.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The thing is, Social Security is not acknowledging the first 12 years of my work experience, even though taxes were taken out as well as Social Security deductions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 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