How to Use work experience in a Sentence

work experience

noun
Definition of work experiencenext
  • That was one of the first times that happened in my work experience.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • 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
  • Need to make some cash or gain work experience this summer?
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • But Teresa’s exhaustive recall of past work experience is part of the point.
    — Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Even the call center worker will have a better work experience by serving up new solutions to challenges.
    — Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Her mother was forced to support four kids outside of Chicago without a college degree or any work experience.
    — Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And managers do have a big influence over an employee’s work experience, research finds.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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