Is it a poor look if you've been at a consulting firm for 1.5 years, but your go to stories for a fit/behavioral interview are from an internship prior to full-time work?

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Yes, but it won’t be obvious at first.

If you can tell your stories well, and they’re relevant, the interviewer will probably be engaged at the time. When everyone discusses notes later on, this may be something that they start to reflect on when comparing you to other candidates.

My advice is try to find at least ONE story from your most recent/post college job to speak to.

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I would notice

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Nah I think it’s fair game as long as you make it relevant

I do 50+ interviews a year for analyst to manager levels and this would be a huge red flag.

If you’ve spent a year and a half in consulting, why are not able to speak to it? It’s the most explicitly relevant dataset to use, and I’d want to hear what you learnt and how you worked in that environment.

The assumption an interviewer would take from that is you had serious issues at Deloitte or had a very limited range of experience. You can’t simply gloss over it.

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