2/17: Jobcast on cover letters, we won an award and a prize, Buck McKeon, scholarship update, Alice Marie, #186

Student Financial Aid News
+ Hey, we won an award! Best College Financial Aid Podcast from MoneySmartz.com
+ Hey, we won a prize! $200 free upgrade on PRWeb for our press release
+ Private giving reaches record totals - $25.6 billion in 2005
+ Avoid what offends you - from InsideHigherEd.com
+ Tuition increase to change perceived image at MU Ohio
+ Caused enrollment to drop
+ Buck McKeon succeeds John Boehner as head of House Committee on Education and the Workforce
+ Quick, let's hit Open Secrets! Nelnet, Sallie Mae, CFS, BofA, Bank One

Scholarship Update
+ American Fire Sprinkler Association Program Scholarship Contest
+ Four $5,000 scholarships
+ Requires fire safety exam
+ Deadline April 12, 2006
+ Detailed page at StudentScholarshipSearch.com

JobCast: The Cover Letter
+ Sales tool
+ Gets you in the door - or not
+ Jedi mind trick
+ WIIFM
+ Confidence is key - and arrogance is not
+ Pick two facts and back them up with data
+ Do your homework
+ Worst cover letters: see resume, attached, applying for job
+ Wacky job post
+ Plain text letters - don't put a cover letter as an attachment!
+ Remember to actually include your resume
+ Private Student Loans at AlternativeStudentLoan.com

Podsafe Music
+ Alice Marie, Madeleine
+ Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90!
+ Via the Podsafe Music Network
+ Stop by our MySpace page!

Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

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