How to Use work experience in a Sentence
work experience
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That was one of the first times that happened in my work experience.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
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The college route meant at the end of four years the 22-year-old would have a degree, a little debt and no work experience.
—Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
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Need to make some cash or gain work experience this summer?
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 May 2024
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María García Castrillón brings a lot to the table in the breadth of her expertise and length of her work experience.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 June 2024
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One way to face the fear is to think about all the advantages that come with someone who has a significant amount of work experience.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
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But Teresa’s exhaustive recall of past work experience is part of the point.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
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Those who want to stay on the bleeding edge need to look for ways to capitalize on (rather than minimize) the remote work experience.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
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One path is passing the CPA exam and attaining 120 hours of college credit and two years of work experience.
—Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
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Only in your head, mother of a son who fumbled his first out-of-college work experience during a very difficult and painful time in his life.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
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During his time on the picket lines so far, he’s heard horror stories from younger writers about their work experience in recent years.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 June 2023
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Spence, a lifelong resident of Tinley Park, gained his first work experience at the Dairy Palace as a teenager, mopping floors to earn spending money.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
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Perhaps Trump’s luck ran out due to the fortitude of Daniels and McDougal, whose work experience exposed them to sexism in a way even politics doesn’t.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
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Whether we're being told to return to the office or just trying to find some balance with pre-pandemic routines, the post-pandemic work experience seems to show a clear age gap.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
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Nobody responds to the wannabe-writer with not enough work experience or impressive pedigree who is cold-emailing you.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 12 June 2024
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Even the call center worker will have a better work experience by serving up new solutions to challenges.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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Born in Boston but raised in Thailand, Nititham needed at least three years of work experience to apply for citizenship for his 5-year-old son.
—oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
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Her mother was forced to support four kids outside of Chicago without a college degree or any work experience.
—Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
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That early work experience gave them the discipline, stamina, and maturity to start a business with the guy (Mike) whom Carol was dating in her last year of college.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
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And some defectors like C live for years in China before arriving in South Korea – giving them more time to adjust and get work experience.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 15 July 2023
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Vital lessons about the working world were lost while graduates missed out on presenting to their class or taking on work experience and instead were consigned to learning on Zoom.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 May 2023
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On the bright side, 32% of all the job openings posted on LinkedIn are for entry-level positions, meaning suitable for candidates with little or no work experience.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 May 2024
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People who aspire to be in politics with no work experience are the most frightening citizens in our country.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
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If the number of work hours gets reduced but people end up having less control or having a more intense work experience, that’s not necessarily a net gain.
—Camille Bromley, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
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And managers do have a big influence over an employee’s work experience, research finds.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
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Intrapreneurs in training Not only are prospective employees not asked to divulge the details of their crime, but prior work experience (or the lack thereof) is also not questioned.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
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As told to Sarah Bence Bence is an occupational therapist with a range of work experience in mental healthcare settings.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
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With the functional resume layout, the focus is more on your transferable skills and core competencies to meet the requirements of the role, than the conventional work experience.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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Women who divorce after 50 tend to have less work experience than their partners, which means less potential for future earnings.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
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For a third of respondents this looks like support with securing work experience, advice on how to write a CV and conduct themselves in interviews, and training on how to build job-specific skills.
—Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 5 Feb. 2024
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To earn their spot, they are strongly encouraged to get extensive work experience outside the company, with some time abroad, and obtain a graduate degree.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
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