David Chiu

Today being unemployed didn’t feel any different than yesterday when I was employed. I just feel a little rejected. I woke up about the same time I usually do and checked my email for any responses to my 13 resume submissions I made yesterday. Yeah, 13. The tech job market has definitely changed since two years ago when I found myself in this same predicament. Nothing yet. I made some phone calls to people I knew and also contacted some other friends. Everyone seemed to have a lead of some sort. Very cool. So I looked at my resume again, did a couple of revisions and sent it out.

The good thing is, I still have freelance projects I’m working on. I’m also still receiving residual checks from that SBC/Yahoo national commercial I did a few months back. Now that’s what I really need. Just a couple national commercials - a few days worth of work a year, and I’d be making a whole lot more than I was being at a job I didn’t like. So I spent the time making sure my newest headshots were up on LA Casting and I still need to deliver my new headshots and resumes to both my agencies.

I haven’t had an audition in a few weeks. I’m hoping my new photos will help. In the meantime, all my other projects are still on track.

Here’s my ToDo list:
-Finish freelance programming work tomorrow.
-Deliver headshots and resumes to agencies
-Continue editing/post production of “Do Something”
-Help shoot “ANTHEM” on Sat
-Do submissions to personal managers
-Figure out CRAB-AID reshoot and pickup shots

Ultimately to break free of needing a day job, I just need to create a breakout project that gains visibility and demonstrates my acting/filmmaking abilities. I just need to create the next “Clerks”, or “Open Water” or “Primer” or “Swingers” or “Good Will Hunting”…..

But in the meantime, I will need to find a job that I can be happy in. A job that takes advantage of all the skills, creativity and experience I have to offer.