work experience

noun

: the jobs that a person has had

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The share of hires with little work experience has plunged more than 50% at large-cap tech companies between 2019 and 2024, according to venture capital firm SignalFire. Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025 Bence is an occupational therapist with a range of work experience in mental healthcare settings. Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025 The Qiming program, for example, looks to inject top-level researchers into China’s commercial tech sector, typically requiring applicants to have doctorates and foreign work experience, according to recruitment posts reviewed by CNN and interviews with two recruiters for the program. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 The Honeywell Innovation Hub will enhance the college’s STEM education with real-world work experience through engineering labs and classrooms, and collaboration, specialized research and simulation spaces. Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for work experience

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“Work experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20experience. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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