Why is it so hard to get a tech job now?

Roman Kovalevsky, a Europe-based Staff Technical Program Manager, offers his perspective on the challenges.

⏱ Timestamps

• 00:00 | In this episode
• 00:43 | Meet Roman Kovalevsky
• 00:56 | Product Manager career path
• 02:29 | Product manager job search
• 04:09 | Tech layoffs in Europe and the US
• 10:24 | What sectors of the economy are growing
• 13:46 | AI in product management
• 26:03 | Unpopular opinion on product management
• 28:51 | How to be a product manager in 2025
• 33:05 | Germany's cultural clash challenges
• 40:22 | Product management blog origin

For the past 12 years, Roman Kovalevsky has worked with web and mobile products in the video, streaming, EdTech, and B2B SaaS domains. He is passionate about building collaborative teams and transparent processes.

🎙 Guest: Roman Kovalevsky

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-kovalevsky/
Product Management blog: https://t.me/+w7triJBTEb40OGZi

🎧 Host: Alena Gladkova

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-glad

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