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

• work-experience
  adjective

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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