How to Use on the job in a Sentence

on the job

1 of 2 phrase
  • Level 3 asks whether the learning changed behavior on the job.
    James Glover, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Which is why Rhaenyra stumbling during her first days on the job really sucks as a Team Black truther.
    The Editors, Vulture, 3 July 2026
  • Still, more than halfway into his second year on the job, the limits of Carr’s position have also become apparent.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • The first actress cast in the lead part of Captain Kathryn Janeway, Genevieve Bujold, quit after two days on the job.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • In May, during a tense commission meeting, a majority of commissioners declined to give her a raise after her first year on the job.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Tuesday was the last day on the job after more than three decades for one beloved Catholic priest in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    Joe Holden, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Three people are in custody after two of our CBS News Chicago journalists were attacked while on the job Monday afternoon.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Her colleague Maria Amato adds a harder constraint — the most effective leadership development happens on the job, inside the relationships management layers exist to create.
    Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Despite being on the job as Edmonton Oilers general manager for just two summers, Stan Bowman stands at a crossroads as July 1, 2026, arrives.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Jonas, a program analyst at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was on the job for five days before Hurricane Harvey flattened homes along the Texas coast in 2017.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Avila’s sister, Patricia Avila, who was also on the job when the mauling took place, was awarded $885,000 for emotional distress, and Maria Avila’s husband, Oscar Olivo, was separately awarded $50,000.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026

on-the-job

2 of 2 adjective
  • There is no on-the-job training.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This is not an on-the-job-training role.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • So, there’d be no need for on-the-job training.
    Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • Lack of sleep can lead to mistakes at work and is the cause of many on-the-job injuries each year.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Was this game part of an on-the-job training program for officials?
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • If elected, Atkins said there will be little need for on-the-job training.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The system is structured to build sustainable, on-the-job habits.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then on-the-job training begins, lasting up to four years and with some failing to make it through.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The secret to writing success goes deeper than on-the-job training.
    Laura Kipnis, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the jobs require advanced degrees, and new hires often need years of on-the-job training.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • In this perilous era, there’s no time for on-the-job training in the nation’s capital.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Ah, your on-the-job experience helped fix a longtime problem.
    WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
  • And facing challenges head-on requires on-the-job adjustments.
    Matt Leach, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Technical and on-the-job training will provide preparation for the work.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Their outputs were then scored by humans with actual on-the-job experience in those fields.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • After which they would be required to do on-the-job training in Philadelphia.
    Tom Costello, NBC news, 6 May 2025
  • By providing on-the-job training, employers can tap into a wider talent pool.
    Kara Dennison, Sphr, Cprw, Ec, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Or will his on-the-job education prove overly expensive?
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Training is eight weeks long and includes personalized on-the-job mentoring.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There will be on-the-job training as well as advancement opportunities.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Does your employer offer on-the-job training or tuition subsidies?
    Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This summer, workers across the country are staring down the barrel of on-the-job illness, injury, or death due to extreme heat.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
  • During Mars’ six-week passage through Taurus, achieving an on-the-job milestone is your focus.
    USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
  • The restaurant makes housing available to its employees in two apartments above the shop and provides them with on-the-job culinary training.
    Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
  • Internships, apprenticeships and on-the-job training give young people a way to earn, learn and see a future for themselves.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rosenthal said her service dog undertook four weeks of training with a professional, as well as more at-home and on-the-job training.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, the Dolphins are continuing their proud tradition of on-the-job training.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
  • His prior on-the-job experience in the role did not prove sufficient in this extreme situation.
    Eric Kevin Stern, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
  • No experience is necessary and on-the-job training is provided.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Ashley Williams founded the on-the-job mentorship initiative.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025

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