<p>I see waaay more jobs asking for "at least 2 years' experience" than entry-level jobs which don't explicitly list any experience requirement.</p>
<p>Is it common practice to just apply to the former anyway if you're fresh out of college?</p>
<p>You can try a more liberal definition on how you describe “experience”. It doesn’t say “full time, paid experience”, so you can try writing your resume to include internships and research assistant or lab jobs as work experience. Just something to show that you can be hands on. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Where are you seeing these job listings? There might be more fruitful ways to find entry-level jobs - the company’s website, job fairs, recruiters coming to your school…</p>