work experience
Americannoun
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He called for work experience to be mandatory for over 16s.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Even more emailed afterward to find out how they could line up some work experience, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 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 doing so, he left behind two children, a wife who had no college degree or work experience, and a mortgage.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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