USC is home to a variety of pre-professional organizations that contribute to setting the foundations for careers in all fields. At the USC Marshall School of Business, many pre-professional business-oriented organizations tend to be exclusive, and sometimes, even completing the recruitment process can still end without a membership offer.
Debra Erdenemandakh, founder of Avenues Consulting Group, intends to combat the unrelenting nature of USC’s elite registered student organizations.
“Avenues Consulting is basically a pre-professional emphasis on the consulting industry… We focus on industries like pre-law, pre-med, education and the arts,” said Erdenemandakh
In order to foster an open and inclusive professional consulting environment, Erdenemandakh and her peers decided to create Avenues as a pre-professional consulting club open to all majors, including those outside of the business school.
“We are a pro-bono consulting group looking to serve pre-professional, non-traditional industries with consulting and project-based means,” said Erdenemandakh, who is majoring in intelligence and cyber operations.
“We cater to students who are looking to break into consulting but are from non-business majors such as pre-med, pre-law, education and sciences that may otherwise not receive the opportunity to explore the many different avenues to participate in the industry,” she continued.
In terms of the future, the group is finalizing their clients and projects, as well as looking to recruit their first-ever cohort this fall.
“In order to alleviate that stress, that kind of opportunity gap, we decided to found Avenues consulting because we really want to make sure that all majors, all industries have the ability to create these awesome projects for our clients,” finished Erdenemandakh.
The recruitment schedule for Avenues consists of the following:
The applications are now open. The second info session will take place on September 5 at 7 p.m. at KAP 158. The application closes at 11:59 p.m. on September 9.
There are three steps within the recruitment timeline: interview one, a mixer, and interview two.
“[The industry] is very competitive,” finished Erdenemandakh.
Erdenemandakh and her team aim to create a more inclusive, open and welcoming environment for those across all majors at USC who have interest in consulting, and their upcoming recruitment cycle seeks to bring in a diverse group of passionate consulting minds.
“We definitely have a unique spin compared to the traditional consulting clubs,” said Delane Ly, vice president of Avenues. “I hope everyone from any major is able to find a place here.”
To stay updated on Avenues, you can follow @USCavenues on Instagram or reach out to uscavenues@gmail.com.