I have an interview today, and was wondering if it’s okay to talk about college experiences when asked the standard STAR questions. I have two years of work experience and it’s for a senior role

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I would use them as a last resort and only if they are highly applicable to the position you are applying for.

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Honestly, not okay. Two years of experience makes it somewhat okay, but if interviewing for a senior role, probably not.

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To clarify, you’re interviewing for a role after two years of work experience right after college, right? No MBA / other masters / gaps in time between college and this first job?

If yes, I think some college experiences are okay. Not sure where you are interviewing, but at Google for these types of candidates (0-3 years post college experience), we want the best possible story - period. If it’s something that happened to occur during your college years, so be it. Sometimes those are when the most impactful moments have occurred in your short career / tenure.

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