I was with ATT for 23 years and Verizon will not hire me because I don’t have an associates degree, yet I understand the base level cycles of a 4ESS switching system -vs- some college kid that wouldn’t have a clue.......
Do you know anybody that could help you get your foot in the door?
I work for some engineering managers and staff engineers at a major corp. without degrees. They just happen to be darn good at what they do.