Tim Tyrell-Smith

A veteran consumer marketing executive, Tim started his career with Nestle USA and has since worked in product management on premium brands including Nestle Quik, Tree Top Apple Juice, Mauna Loa Macadamias and Meguiar's Car Wax. He was most recently Vice President of Marketing for a private equity owned food company in Southern California. Tim's Strategy began in September 2008 as a way to give back to the community that supported Tim during his own 2007 job search. Tim writes and creates from the perspective of a hiring manager and a former job seeker focusing on the strategy and psychology of successful job search. As well as on the larger topic of career and its impact on life. He lives with his wife and three kids in Mission Viejo, California. Tim's Strategy - Ideas for Job Search, Career and Life has blossomed into a fast-growing blog, website, and LinkedIn group. Tim's blog has been featured on Salon.com as well as online versions of the Chicago Sun Times, San Diego Union Tribune, Reuters News Service and the Orange County Register. In a very crowded field, Tim's Strategy is steadily moving up on the list of top career-related blogs. Tim is also now a featured blogger for U.S. News and World Report.