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

noun

• work experiences
  plural

Example Sentences

Following Milburn's report, the government said it was creating 300,000 work experience and training placements in sectors including construction, health and social care and hospitality.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Scott Pulsipher, president of Western Governors University, said employers surveyed by his campus are still hiring, but they are looking for students to have work experience and AI fluency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

First, "building micro experiences" on your CV, such as running a community project or getting a day's work experience, she says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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