By Mary Elizabeth Bradford

"The Career Artisan." - Career marketing expert and nationally certified advanced resume writer.

One of the key areas you may be struggling with as a job seeker is a feeling of rejection. This can cause a real slowdown in your job search activity. This downward spiral can happen for a variety of reasons including:

•    A poor response from companies and/or jobs you have submitted your resumes to

•    Stopping your job search once you get one or two job interviews (to see how they pan out)

•    Hinging everything on one hopeful offer

•    Only using one method to perform your job search (like responding to internet job postings)

If you find yourself in any of these slump-producing predicaments, take heart! Here are five simple and effective tips to quickly get out of your job search slump: