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Type the last part of your new custom URL in the text box.  \n6. Click Save.  \nEducation  \n• List Education in reverse chronological order.  \n• List Columbia School of Social Work first – include city and state, degree received (Master of Science in Social Work), concentration, field of practice, and expected graduation date.  \n• Continue, specifying each college/university attended, its location (city and state), degree received, graduation date (month and year), and major. Include minor(s) .  \n• You may include GPA if above 3 .6.  \nExperience  \n• List experience in reverse chronological order.  \n• Include all relevant experience: jobs, internships, volunteer work; paid and unpaid. 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