I have an aa degree in accounting and have worked as a hands-on controller at private companies for over 15 years. I'm never going to get my bachelor's or cpa, which is almost always required on most controller jobs. I still apply for them and get looked over, but do you have any suggestions for finding those jobs that don't require a bachelor's?

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Nobody values loyalty or experience anymore, they'll take a degree over someone with years of experience. After losing my managerial job of 9 years, I had to go back and finish my BS. Continuing to tell myself it wasn't worth the cost and I wasn't ever going to do it, wasn't working anymore. The only reason I'm working toward a CPA is to be able to get interviews down the road. I hate it and have zero interest in it, but self preservation comes first.

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No one is going to hire you without at least your bachelors degree . Why did you not go back to finish up

Thanks but this doesn't answer my question

If you have a controller job with no degree hang on to that. People with degrees are struggling. The only way is to move up from within

I just got laid off and I have longevity at all of my jobs which is hard to find from employees nowadays

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