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work experience UK US noun [U] WORKPLACE
► mainly UK a period of time during which a young person, usually a student, works for a company or organization in order to get experience of a particular type of work: »
Networking, work experience, and shadowing are now usual steps on the path to employment.
do/gain/get work experience »Every student can do a year's work experience in commerce, industry or the public sector.
»a work experience placement/scheme/opportunity
offer/provide work experience »Nine out of ten of the firms surveyed were in favour of offering work experience to pupils from disadvantaged areas.
► the jobs that someone has had, or the type of work they have done, in the past: »
Despite advanced degrees and years of work experience, women are still under-represented in the higher echelons of business.
»Applicants with few marketable skills and little work experience struggle in today's job market.
»practical/relevant/valuable work experience
Financial and business terms. 2012.