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

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

He did 10 days' work experience with them, and they put him in touch with an organisation called Standing Tall, which offered him a home for 12 months and helped him prepare for work.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

Come work experience week, another boy and I were shipped off to a Catholic elementary school I’d never heard of.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge