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

Despite several years of work experience, she recently has been telling companies she would work for around $600 a month, equivalent to what she once earned as an intern.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

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

“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

And even though I considered myself to be pretty smart, I didn’t have any work experience, at least not any that was on the books.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds