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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McCall's mom was married at 18 and found herself at 32 with three children and no work experience.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
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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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Are there skills from your current work experience that could be applicable in other jobs?
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Dec. 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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For the first time, there will be no other jobs available in their field, and people will see their entire line of work become obsolete (and their work experience will have little value).
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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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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Mobile makeover Starbucks has been taking steps to speed up service and improve baristas’ work experience.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
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The ad begins with a dad struggling to deliver an answer about his previous work experience.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
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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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Burns said she was influenced by a work experience in the Middle East, where those from many countries were strongly encouraged to share their thoughts while working toward a common goal.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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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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