Work experience
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What it really means
Both the general phrase for your job history and the name for short unpaid or low-paid placements, often a week or two, that school and university students do to try out a workplace.
Chinese explanation
既指你的工作经历（简历意义上的"工作经验"），也指中学生、大学生为体验职场而做的一两周短期见习，这类见习常无薪或低薪。
Example conversation
A: The advert asks for retail work experience.
B: Your Saturday job at the bookshop counts — put it on your CV.
A：广告要求有零售工作经验。
B：你周六在书店打的工就算——写到简历里。
Official sources
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