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work experience

 noun
     
Related topics: Employment, Training
work experience [uncountable]
1BE the experience you have had of working in a particular type of job:
She's well qualified but has no relevant work experience.
2 British EnglishSET a period of time that a young person spends working in a particular place, as a form of training
on work experience
The teenagers spend two weeks on work experience in local businesses.
Why do I have to do work experience?
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